Dominion Geordies in World War 1
The superb divisions of troops supplied by Britain's Dominions in the First World War comprised a surprisingly high proportion of men from the UK. Research has suggested as many as 25% of the ANZACs and troops in the CEF were born in the UK. How many of these men were from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland is more difficult to establish.
Even more difficult is any idea of those who hailed from specific regions of Britain. In this presentation James McConnel looks at men from the north east of England.... From Fromelles to Gallipoli, Geordies served in many of the British Empire's dominion forces. Perhaps the most famous of these men was Jack Simpson (the 'Man with the Donkey' at Gallipoli).
In this video, James McConnel will look at case studies of men from the north east of England who served in the Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and Newfoundland forces during the First World War. This is part of a much larger story of ‘Geordie’ migration that started long before 1914.
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