Not forgotten: a Belgian soldier remembered in Kent

Not forgotten: a Belgian soldier remembered in Kent

On 6 February 2025, a small ceremony took place in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, in Weste...

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The Kohima Epitaph: ‘When you go home...’

The Kohima Epitaph: ‘When you go home...’

Most people recognise what we know as the ‘Kohima Epitaph’, which is a moving and familiar part o...

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Lily Wedge – A Portsmouth War Widow

Lily Wedge – A Portsmouth War Widow

This investigation began during the ‘Big Push’ project, with the discovery of a pension card for...

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An American in the British Forces: The story of Owen Cobb Holleran and his war

An American in the British Forces: The story of Owen Cobb Holleran and h...

Born in 1892 in Atlanta Georgia in the United States, Owen’s father, was Irish and his mother Ame...

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Friday the 13th in the 13th month of the war: The sinking of the Royal Edward

Friday the 13th in the 13th month of the war: The sinking of the Royal E...

It was a Friday morning in August – the 13th month of the war - and perhaps some of the more supe...

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A unique headstone detailing two men, but only one of which is buried here

A unique headstone detailing two men, but only one of which is buried here

La Clytte Military Cemetery is a concentration cemetery located eight kilometres to the south wes...

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Private memorials (non standard CWGC headstones) in cemeteries in France & Belgium

Private memorials (non standard CWGC headstones) in cemeteries in France...

The fundamental principle underpinning the work of the newly formed Imperial War Graves Commissio...

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A Comparative Analysis of the Profiles of the Officers of the 36th (Ulster) Division Between Formation and 1 July 1916

A Comparative Analysis of the Profiles of the Officers of the 36th (Ulst...

Until the beginning of this century it has been very difficult for historians to analyse the prof...

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Summoned by Bells: Duke Niall and the Inveraray Bell Tower

Summoned by Bells: Duke Niall and the Inveraray Bell Tower

Nial Diarmid Campbell, (1872-1949) the 10th Duke of Argyll and MacCalein Mor was, to say the leas...

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A brief history of IR 63

A brief history of IR 63

The 63rd Silesian Regiment was a unit of the German Imperial Army during the First World War. It...

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William Walshaw – a man of many talents?

William Walshaw – a man of many talents?

Introduction & Pension Cards The following saga originated from the discovery of a pension ca...

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Passing the torch of remembrance: From the Old Contemptibles to the WFA

Passing the torch of remembrance: From the Old Contemptibles to the WFA

On 11 November 2024, the Western Front Association marks the thirtieth anniversary of a tradition...

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