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Ep.200 - Logistics during the Messines - Third Ypres Campaign - Rob Thompson
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In this Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, historian Rob Thompson talks about what got him interest in the First World War, and how he became fascinated by a subject so many others found boring - logistics. He then weaves together a narrative that shows how successful 'logistics', known only as 'supply and transport' at the time, fed the BEF munit...
Forgotten Great War Soldiers of the Midland Railway - Quintin Watt
This presentation examines the wartime experiences of eighteen employees of the Midland Railway, who formerly worked on the South Staffordshire line between Wolverhampton (High Level) and Castle Bromwich. The talk follows the route of this forgotten railway and explains how these railwaymen-soldiers fought and died in the Great War. It include...
Historic WW1 German steam engine goes on display
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The Vale of Rheidol Museum near Aberystwyth will - over the summer holidays - be putting an unusual German light steam engine from the First World War on public display. The engine is a ‘Brigadelok' built by Maffei in Germany in 1916. Above: Maffei ‘Brigadelok’ No.4766 is displayed in the new Museum, Display & Events building in Aberystwyt...