Stretcher Drill (Illustrated)

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Magicfingers

A few pages for your scrutiny from a pre-Great War publication entitled ‘Stretcher Drill (Illustrated)’. Continue reading →

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The Menin Gate Lions

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Magicfingers

Remember. Continue reading →

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German Hand Grenades of the Great War – The Stielhandgranate M1916

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Magicfingers

June 2024: Better late than never.  Or, at least, I hope so.  A brand new Stielhandgranate post, covering the first two models, can now be found here: The Stielhandgranate M1915 & M1916.

(September 2021: For those of you arriving here via some far-off link, this post is currently being replaced by a new updated version.  Try again in a few months’ time – I’ll put a link here to the new post as and when).

 

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Miss Pattie Cooper’s Autograph Book

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Magicfingers

Do you remember – and if you don’t here’s a link to remind you – that early last year I showed you some pages from a First World War nurse’s autograph book I had picked up, and promised you that one day I’d show you some more? Continue reading →

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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Four – Bard Cottage Cemetery

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Magicfingers

A few hundred yards north of Essex Farm our next stop, Bard Cottage Cemetery, is the largest cemetery we shall visit on this tour. Continue reading →

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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Three – Essex Farm Cemetery (Part Three)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Magicfingers

Essex Farm Cemetery, late summer 2017. Continue reading →

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German Hand Grenades of the Great War – The Stielhandgranate M1915

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Magicfingers

June 2024: Better late than never.  Or, at least, I hope so.  A brand new Stielhandgranate post, covering the first two models, can now be found here: The Stielhandgranate M1915 & M1916.

(September 2021: For those of you arriving here via some far-off link, this post is currently being replaced by a new updated version.  Try again in a few months’ time – I’ll put a link here to the new post as and when).

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