Second Lieutenant Hugh Barr was one of three 'unknown' British soldiers of WW1 to finally be named at a poignant ceremony in ...
By 1917, the British Army could do this within a few ... then known as the Great War still resonate with serving soldiers today. WW1: Did the machine-gun save lives? documentWW1: Did the machine ...
Injured British soldiers being carried by stretcher down a busy communication trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), WW1. As the Gallipoli Campaign was coming to a close, the British found that they ...
Among the collection were postcards found on the bodies of the fallen, including one which pictured British soldiers. It was signed: "With love from us all – to Percy xx." Lt Pfeifer's diary ...
L/Cpl Baron had bravely served with the 43rd Machine Gun Corps, meeting his end at age 29 on August 24, 1917, amidst a fierce counterattack by German forces near Hooge following a successful advance ...
He was among thousands of soldiers in the British Expeditionary Force who fought alongside ... Bagpipes were carried into other battles during WW1, and again during World War Two. Piper Daniel Laidlaw ...
Travel in the Highlands was severely restricted during WW1 and anyone wishing to do so ... major focus of security and was policed by armed soldiers. Anyone wishing to travel had to have a special ...
He was among thousands of soldiers in the British Expeditionary Force who fought ... Bagpipes were carried into other battles during WW1, and again during World War Two. Piper Daniel Laidlaw ...