A Tour of Boesinghe Part Six – Boesinghe Railway Bridge

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Magicfingers

Two thirds of a mile due north of Talana Farm Cemetery, we find ourselves at the railway station in the southern outskirts of Boesinghe, this view looking west. Continue reading →

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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Five – Talana Farm Cemetery

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Magicfingers

Let’s return to our Boesinghe Tour.  As the road winds its way ever nearer Boesinghe, this signpost points across the fields to Talana Farm Cemetery. Continue reading →

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Trench Warfare – Notes on Attack and Defence

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Magicfingers

Seven months into the war, in February 1915, the War Office published this little pamphlet entitled Trench Warfare: Notes on Attack and Defence. Continue reading →

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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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