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Category Archives: Soldiers
‘Kultur’
‘Certain severities are indispensable in war, nay, more, the only true humanity very often lies in a ruthless application of them.’ In 1917 two books, entitled ‘The Retreat from Mons’ & ‘The Marne and After’, written by a major in … Continue reading
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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Eleven – The Royal Navy
Another postcard for you, although what you see is what you get; I have no information whatsoever about these men, the reverse of the card being blank. Nice picture though, don’t you think?
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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Ten – The Scottish, Irish & Welsh Regiments
Here’s a postcard I haven’t shown you before, with plenty of tam o’ shanters on view – or are they Balmoral bonnets – I believe there is a difference, but being a Sassenach, what would I know?
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And Finally……Weird Scenes from the Carpathians
The Austro-Hungarians could be quite weird too.
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My, What Big Hands You Have……
Continuing the theme, here’s some more weirdness from the other side. The literal translation is ‘substitute women in the field’. Form an orderly queue, boys.
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It’s All Very Odd……
I do hope you enjoyed the opportunity for a glimpse at the chaos behind the scenes here at theBigNote. I refer to the post from earlier today that quite obviously was not intended to be published and, curiously, wasn’t actually … Continue reading
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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Nine – The Army Service Corps
Army Service Corps water supply post, sometime in 1916.
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