“Napoo!” newsletter for site supporters launched
First newsletter for Patreon supporters was launch today, featuring an article from the Manchester United FC matchday programme of November 2014 that […]
Author: Chris Baker
Highland Mountain Gunners at Gallipoli
I am very pleased to present this excellent article, written by Michael M. Morrison and Ian Hamilton. Michael most kindly offered it […]
What was he wearing? The Imperial Service Badge
This badge related to service in the Territorial Force and was introduced by Army Orders in 1910. It was to be worn […]
Adding value for Patreon subscribers
As ever, I offer my sincere thanks to those who subscribe to The Long, Long Trail’s Patreon account. Their donations go a […]
The location of 4th Stationary Hospital at Arques
The 4th Stationary Hospital was a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps. It relocated from Saint-Omer to Arques in May 1915 […]
Who were the Wolds Wagoners?
Background The primary driver of the establishment of what became the Wagoners Special Reserve was Colonel Sir Mark Sykes (1879-1919), a grandee […]
Supporters’ generosity keeps site secure
Thanks to the generosity of this site’s supporters, the donation income via Patreon has just once again paid for another year of […]
Warwicks in Blyth drowning tragedy
On 24 August 1917, the British Expeditionary Force was heavily engaged in the Third Battle of Ypres in Flanders, while other British […]
Albert Dugdale and Diane Morgan’s “Who do you think you are?”
I love Diane Morgan. Her on-screen roles and writing as the hapless Philomena Cunk, jobless Mandy, girlfriend Donna in comedy “The Cockfields”, […]
After four years in France, soldier killed by a chicken bone
On Friday 7 February 1919, Corporal M2/053051 Walter Evans died at Derby Royal Infirmary. He was taken to his home at Colwyn […]