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![Tolkien’s “bitter winnowing” and the War Memorial at St. Augustine’s Church, Edgbaston](/media/33166/picture15.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133215372606100000)
Tolkien’s “bitter winnowing” and the War Memorial at St. Augustine’s Chu...
The war memorial at St. Augustine’s of Hippo - parish church of Edgbaston, Birmingham – is intrig...
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FILM REVIEW : All Quiet on the Western Front
This article by Prof. Stephen Badsey first appeared in the December issue of Bulletin 123. This...
Read More![Forever Friends: Laurie Denison and Clifford Thompson](/media/32912/denison-and-thompson-article-3.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133177340881530000)
Forever Friends: Laurie Denison and Clifford Thompson
The concept of the ‘Pals’ battalions is familiar to people who are familiar with Britain’s part i...
Read More![McCudden meets the Red Baron](/media/32783/dh2-attacked.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133165428978000000)
McCudden meets the Red Baron
Whilst Manfred von Richtofen (the ‘Red Baron’) is the most famous flying ‘ace’ of the First World...
Read More![Every man for himself: The Loss of HMS Formidable 1 January 1915](/media/32739/pic6.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133159439690130000)
Every man for himself: The Loss of HMS Formidable 1 January 1915
Launched in November 1898 and commissioned on 10 October 1901, HMS Formidable was the third ship...
Read More![The Cotton-Mill Worker, the Stockbroker and the Flammenwerfer: The 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade at Hooge](/media/32150/picture3-4.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133148198021400000)
The Cotton-Mill Worker, the Stockbroker and the Flammenwerfer: The 8th B...
The small village of Hooge sits approximately three miles east of Ypres, and during the early sta...
Read More![Lanoe Hawker, VC: Pilot, Innovator and Inventor](/media/31946/picture5-3.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133123079312830000)
Lanoe Hawker, VC: Pilot, Innovator and Inventor
Lanoe Hawker was born on 31 December 1890 in Longparish, Hampshire, and soon showed himself to be...
Read More![Away from the Front Line – Poperinge, La Poupée and Talbot House](/media/31891/screenshot-2022-10-31-at-022531.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133116567782100000)
Away from the Front Line – Poperinge, La Poupée and Talbot House
The 50th anniversary of the death of Tubby Clayton In his memoir, ‘Tales of Talbot House’ (see re...
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First World War Materials for University Students
Autumn brings the start of the academic term. Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees will be star...
Read More![Leeds Pals Memorial](/media/31668/leeds-pals-mem1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133079918778870000)
Leeds Pals Memorial
The Yorkshire Dales can be one of the most picturesque spots in the UK. They can also be cold, wi...
Read More![The British Monarchy and the First World War by Professor Heather Jones](/media/31655/screenshot-2022-09-16-at-152206.png?center=0.36796536796536794,0.41697416974169743&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133078710841370000)
The British Monarchy and the First World War by Professor Heather Jones
[This article first appeared in the July 2022 edition of Bulletin. No.122. Members receive seven...
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Brothers killed in action together
There are numerous examples of families where three brothers may have been killed in the war – bu...
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