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Author Archives: ww1geek
The 7th East Surreys at Cambrai
Postcards were produced in abundance during the First World War and can provide a fascinating insight into the men who served. Many were studio pictures of individuals or groups of soldiers, and capture a brief moment of their lives; for … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Surrey Regiments, WW1
Tagged 1917, 7th east surrey regiment, cambrai
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Carshalton War Memorial – Book out now!
I am proud to announce that my book about the men commemorated on Carshalton war memorial, Their Name Liveth for Evermore: Carshalton’s First World War Roll of Honour, is published today by The History Press. In the words of the blurb … Continue reading
Posted in Centenary, Projects, War memorials
Tagged Carshalton, Carshalton War Memorial, First World War, Surrey, The History Press, War Memorial, WW1
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Sutton war memorial
The war memorials in the London Borough of Sutton have recently benefited from a deep clean in preparation for the centenary. Sutton’s memorial in particular was in dire need of attention, its location overlooking the busy A232 making it a … Continue reading
Posted in Research, War memorials, WW1
Tagged Carshalton, Surrey, Sutton, western front, WW1
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Reflections of a Rifleman – Part 5
How much could be written about trench life, revelation in human endurance, and sublime heroism, lit by flashes of humour, but grim tragedy predominating – full to the brim, pressed down, and overflowing. Surely no dwelling ever held such a … Continue reading
Reflections of a Rifleman – Part 4
“A Chiel’s amang you takin’ notes and, faith, he’ll prent it.” – Burns Our trek ended some few miles beyond the Belgian frontier at a camp of crude, draughty huts. The whole district for miles around was full of such … Continue reading
Reflections of a Rifleman – Part 3
Our Division being at length relieved, we retraced our steps across the immortal battlefields that compose the desolate wastes of the Somme, and after a brief halt at Albert we joined the battalion at the little French village of Francevilliers. … Continue reading
Reflections of a Rifleman – Part 2
Albert in peace times, I should think, was a fairly prosperous town. Now it is merely a heap of ruins, the railway station being about the best preserved structure. The most remarkable feature is the modern red cathedral, nearly battered … Continue reading
Posted in WW1
Tagged Albert, Fowler, High Wood, London Irish, Mametz Wood, Memoir, Somme
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Reflections of a Rifleman – Part 1
Whilst trawling the local paper for information about Carshalton in the First World War, I came across an article published in March 1918 titled ‘Reflections of a Rifleman.’ It was written by Lance Corporal Joseph Fowler, C Company, 1/18th London … Continue reading
‘A Typical English Sportsman’ – Frank Brock and the Zeebrugge Raid
Today marks the 96th anniversary of the Zeebrugge raid, a daring but near-suicidal attempt by the British to block the canal entrance at the German-held port of Zeebrugge, to stop German U-Boats entering and exiting the canal into the north … Continue reading
Posted in 1918, Gallantry, Navy, WW1
Tagged Cheam war memorial, Frank Arthur Brock, RNAS, Vindictive, Zeebrugge
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Lives of the First World War – First Impressions
Over the past few days I have been trying out the beta of the Lives of the First World War database. This ambitious idea, being led by the IWM, is one of the flagship projects of the centenary. It will … Continue reading
Posted in Centenary, Research, WW1
Tagged Centenary, IWM, lives of the first world war, WW1
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