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‘Hospital Blues’

Churchill, Scotland and the Great War.

110 years after Winston Churchill commanded a Scottish infantry battalion in trenches near Ypres, Andrew Liddle visits the branch to discuss Churchill's often overlooked relationship with Scotland.  

Pioneer Battalions in the Great War

Pioneer battalions a new concept for the British Army, formed in 1914. 

Douglas Haig: First Army Commander at the Battle of Loos 1915

Join us as we continue to discover more about Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig. 

Too Much Love For Thee, Dear Boy; Paternal Grief in the Great War

We are very aware of the remembrance process on a national or institutional basis but grief and loss was, of course, very personal In The Great War 

Arras

Where the Money Went - the Financial Cost of War

The Financial Cost of the Great War. 

Naval Nurses at Gallipoli

War work beyond imagination  

Lucky Thirteen: XIII Corps Artillery Brigades, 1 July 1916

Comparing the BEF Retreats of 1914 and 1940

A compelling comparison of the strategies and outcomes in these distinct periods of 1914 and 1940 

The Balaklava of the Dardanelles

The 2nd Mounted Division 

Medals awarded for Service on the Western Front

Motorcycle dispatch riders in 1914

10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

A look at one service Battalion, 10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment 

Women War Artists

Women War Artists