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'The Lost Raiders Found': The Tyneside Scottish at Armentières
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During the Great War trench raids were perceived as an operational necessity in order to dominate No Man's Land, to take prisoners and to ensure British and empire troops retained an offensive spirit. These raids frequently came at a heavy cost in lives and, if care was not taken, could result in identification being provided to the enemy - the …
22 July 1916 : Major-General Ingouville-Williams, 34th Division.
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His parents were General Sir John William Collman Williams and mothers Georgina Isabella (née Ingouville) He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment from the militia in April 1881. He served in the Sudan Expedition (1884-5) and the Nile Expedition (1898-9) in Egypt and Khartoum and then served during the Second Boer War…
Vivian Hicking - a Grimsby Chum in India, drowned 3 June 1919
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After the armistice, many men would have been returning to their homes after receiving their discharge from the army, however men were still required not only for the occupation of part of Germany, but also for the continuing garrison duties in the far-flung corners of the Empire. It was in India in June 1919 that tragedy was to strike, causing the…
Remembrance Ceremony at Lochnagar Crater
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On 1st July, there will be the annual ceremony commemorating the opening of The Battle of the Somme at Lochnagar Crater. Please take your place at the crater by 7.15am as the ceremony will start precisely at 7.28am with a maroon and whistles. Attendees are welcome to bring their own 'Metropolitan' whistles if they have one and also lay their own …