This comprehensive tour covers the ground where poets of the First World War, some more famous than others, fought (and in some cases lost their lives) on the Somme between 1915 and 1918. The intention is to gain some understanding of the nature of the various conflicts in which they took part and the roles they played, and to use this context to e...
Rifleman Tours
Medo and Mbalama Hill, Portuguese East Africa, 12th - 24th April 1918
Nyasaland Battalions of the King's African Rifles in fierce combat with a withdrawing German Schutztruppe
Introduction
In late November 1917 Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and his men crossed the Rovuma River from German territory into Portuguese East ...
- Fighting For The Rufiji River Crossing: The British 1st East African Brigade in action German East Africa, 1 to 19 January 1917
- Bellewarde, 16 June 1915
- Landsknechte v Sportsmen: Operation Kirschblüte - Seicheprey, 20 April 1918
- Kisangire and Kisiju: operations north of the Rufiji River Delta, German East Africa, October and November 1916
- V-Beach, April 1915
Jellicoe of Scapa
John Jellicoe (1859-1935) was famously described as ‘The only man who could have lost the war in an afternoon’ by Winston Churchill in his book ‘The World Crisis.’
Jellicoe, born in Hampshire to a family with naval traditions, joined the Navy ...
Sopwith Aircraft: a Guide to Sopwith Military and Naval Aircraft of the Great War
Introduction
In 1914 a mixture of Sopwith types appeared with the RFC and RNAS. From 1916 the company concentrated on the production of single-seat scout (fighter) aircraft powered by rotary engines but also experimented with other types. Many aspec...
A tour of the V Corps Cemeteries on the Redan Ridge (Somme)
The Redan Ridge is a neglected part of the Somme Battlefield. Sitting between the frequently visited Serre Road and Beaumont Hamel, it has few roads and is exposed to extremes of weather: incredibly hot in summer but desolate in winter. It attracts f...
A corner of a foreign field: who was William Blower
In the Thanet Advertiser dated 11 August 1917 there was a brief report that an Australian munitions worker, William Blower, had died at Ramsgate General Hospital on 26 July 1917 aged 56. He was buried in Ramsgate Cemetery at plot KC 358 in a grave by...
‘Lloyd George's Beer' or When It Was Illegal to Buy Your Round
Prior to the outbreak of the Great War, one of the main political issues in Britain was drink. Convictions for drunken behaviour regularly exceeded 200,000 pa (1) - significantly higher than in more recent times - and local newspapers were full of re...
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Great War Video: Canada at War
Faith and Hope
The First World War wasn't a religious war, but faith was a valuable buttress for the soldiers. Those in this film seek solace in religion, each in his own way.
Streamed courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada and YouTube
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App Smn Stephen Edward Rutherford, US Navy.
Born on 24 January 1894 at Cannelton, Indiana, Stephen was a farmer before his enlistment. Enlisting into the US Navy at Indianapolis in December 1917, he...
App Smn Stephen Edward Rutherford, US Navy.
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