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The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion

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Monday, August 21 in 1916 was a fine and sunny day, but would be remembered in the area of Low Moor - which is a small town to the south of Bradford, in West Yorkshire - for many years. However, over the decades, the memories of this day have faded and the unimaginable horror that took place is now largely forgotten. A clue as to the events of thi…


Forever Friends: Laurie Denison and Clifford Thompson

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The concept of the ‘Pals’ battalions is familiar to people who are familiar with Britain’s part in the First World War – however this contribution is about lower-case pals, in this case a peacetime friendship that carried over into war. In the course of my research on the Old Boys of Bradford Grammar School (BGS) in the Great War,1 I have been fort…