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033: Winter 1991
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The Armistice at Home and Abroad : 11 November 1918
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The Armistice at Home and Abroad Armistice Day’s rejoicing spread throughout Britain at remarkable speed as the simple messages on the reverse of this postcard underline: What do you think of this - do you know all of them. Bert calls them Chiltern Terrace Washer Women. The date is on when they were taken. Some excitement. The date is almost ce...
The Coldstream Guards and Irish Guards at Cuinchy 1915
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Cuinchy is a village astride the La Bassée Canal and is referred to by Robert Graves in his classic memoir Goodbye to All That: 'Cuinchy bred rats. They came up from the canal, fed on the plentiful corpses, and multiplied exceedingly. While I stayed here with the Welsh, a new officer joined the company... When he turned in that night, he heard a...
20 February 1915 : Pte Owen Carroll
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Owen was born 14 May 1891 Braganstown, County Louth, Ireland. His father was Edward Carroll (a gamekeeper) his mother Julia (née Clinton) He was wounded in the face serving with the 4th Bn Irish Guards some time between 1-6 November 1914. Owen died in Hospital at Warley Barracks, Brentwood, some months later, on 20 February 1915. He is buried...