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From the Men of 29th Division……
This understated 1918 Christmas card from the collection perhaps reflects the mixed emotions felt as the first peacetime Christmas for five years approached.
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Fourth Army Standing Orders: Adjutant-General’s and Quartermaster-General’s Branch 1917
Now this all sounds a bit dour, doesn’t it?
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A Question of Headstones
The white Portland Stone British military headstone that can be seen in CWGC cemeteries across Europe and elsewhere has entered iconic architectural status, not least because of the genius of the simple curvature to the top of each headstone. I … Continue reading
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German Dispositions at Ledeghem, Summer 1918
As we are looking at maps, and having read Filip’s comment on the previous post, this extract from a map dated 11th September 1918, a month or so before the British would capture the village, shows German dispositions in and … Continue reading
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The Road to Passchendaele – Enemy Dispositions Maps
Two maps you will, I think, find of interest. These are British 1:40,000 scale maps, prepared by army intelligence and issued, stamped confidential, during the last weeks of the Battle of Passchendaele. They show the progress made so far and, … Continue reading
Nurse Jessie Morton’s Autograph Book Part Two
Believe it or not, it was nearly two years ago that I first showed you a few pages from this little autograph book. At the time I promised that I would publish the remaining pages at some point, and being … Continue reading
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Trench Warfare – Notes on Attack and Defence
Seven months into the war, in February 1915, the War Office published this little pamphlet entitled Trench Warfare: Notes on Attack and Defence.
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