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Francis McLaren, Liberal MP for Spalding : Gallipoli and RFC
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On 30 August 1917, Francis McLaren, who was a Liberal MP for Spalding, was killed in an Avro 504 A which fell into the sea off Montrose. He was on a training flight at the time. Second Lieutenant McLaren was undergoing pilot training with Number 18 Training Squadron (RNVR). Although rescued by a fishing boat, Francis did not regain consciousne...
The Landings at Sedd-el-Bahr, Gallipoli
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One of the most difficult military operations that can be undertaken is that of an opposed amphibious landing on an enemy shore. When asked to give an example of this kind of operation, many people will automatically think of the famous and successful 'D-Day' landings in Normandy in 1944. However, April 2021 marks the 106th anniversary of an e...