Time to replace some old, now-deleted, posts about the German Stielhandgranate with this brand-new far superior one. Well, I think so. All the collage pictures of grenades within mauve borders in this post are examples – some of which are on display in museums – other than my own; all non-bordered grenade photos, such as that above, are from my collection. Continue reading
The twin entrances to St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery. This is the third and final part of a short tour of Richebourg in French Flanders, the previous two posts of which can be found here. Continue reading
What do you think this is all about? Continue reading
Great War postcards are strange creatures. They allow us the most personal of insights into the men and women who wrote them, and yet at the same time they represent one of the largest military administrative operations ever seen, considering the millions & millions of letters and cards sent to and from soldiers on active service across the different armies throughout four years of war. We’ve seen the standard British & French cards before (link at the end) but this post we shall take a look at some official Central Powers field postcards – ‘feldpostkarten’ – from my collection which I show you not for any great aesthetic reason, nor for their written content, particularly as I guess none of us can read them, but rather to show what information one can glean from them if you have an idea of what you are looking for, language difficulties notwithstanding. It might be more interesting than you think. Continue reading
So, young man, you think you have what it takes to be a subaltern in the King’s Army? Continue reading
Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery was begun in January 1915, and when it closed in February 1917, only around one hundred & fifty men had been buried here. Continue reading
Four months ago now, we completed our tour of the cemeteries and memorials around Neuve Chapelle. Continue reading
