A Corner Of A Forgotten Field

On the 8th September 1916, my great-uncle died from wounds suffered during the Battle of the Somme. Second Lieutenant Henry Byron, 1st/5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, was twenty-two. His brother – my grandfather –enlisted at the age of...

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Trenches WW1 World War 1 Trench Warfare

Living in the trenches of world war one meant that you were never alone, rats, lice and many other creatures were everywhere

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World War 1 Flying Aces: ANZAC s who tamed the skies above the trenches in ww1.

World War 1 Flying Aces: ANZACs who tamed the skies above the trenches in WW 1; by Pearldiver. The boys from DownUnder who volunteered to fight for King and Country, in far away places. To an entire generation of young men, army recruiters sold...

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ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day is celebrated in Australia and NZ on the 25 April remembering a military defeat 1/2 a world away where the ANZAC spirit was born and arguably the new Australian nation was formed in blood...

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Anzac Biscuits Recipe

Anzac Biscuits are a gloriously soft, sweet, gooey biscuit. Usually baked in Australia & New Zealand to celebrate Anzac Day, these biscuits have a fascinating history and are a treat any time of year.

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ANZACS AND YANKS - The Second Decade of the 20th Century

Why was there a Great War close to the beginning of the 20th Century? How did people in countries such as Britain, the USA and Australia see themselves at the start of the 20th Century and during the Great War? These questions and many more are answered.

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westaustralianopion

I had the most unusal xp or experience today!  It was thrilling and rejuvinating?  As I believe Rockingham is the New Jerusalem taken from the final chapter of the book "revelations"...It was becoming a...

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The Death March of Borneo Lest We Forget

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The Old Contemptibles

This is a story of a brave young man a member of a group known as The Old Contemptibles......

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ANZAC Day - 25th April

Anzac Day the 25th April, is a day set aside each and every year on which we can commemorate the lives lost in war time regardless of the side. War itself is not ...

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