Review: “Behind the lines along the Somme”
I used to write quite a lot of book reviews, but I stopped doing it as it had ceased to be very […]
Author: Chris Baker
Apologies for Amazon blanks on pages
I have often added an Amazon link on pages of this site, pointing to books of specific relevance. Regimental histories and the […]
Army Order 42 and officers commissioned as war was ending
Here is an example: Walter Portwood, who after four years in the ranks of the West Yorkshire Regiment, was attending the training […]
Tracking down this lost memorial
Many years ago, I came across this memorial when it was on sale in a good but rather short-lived second-hand bookshop in […]
Deadly fire in the Ypres ramparts casemates 13 December 1917
Ten men dead in horrific circumstances. The specific cause was never identified. Here is their story. Location of tragedy Fire All images […]
The correct sequence for wearing Orders and Decorations
May be useful when you are trying to interpret a photograph.
Edward Rowan: case for naming a grave
On 19 July 2019, I submitted a case to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for the recognition of the grave of Edward […]
The liberation of Landrecies
My first ever visit to this part of France was in 1991. I had been on a business trip to Brussels and […]
Visualising the trenches
This article draw on the vast resources of the photographic archive of the Imperial War Museum to illustrate the varying and changing […]
Why does my soldier have two numbers (or more)?
This is a commonly-asked question. Fortunately, the answer is relatively straightforward, and understanding it all can greatly help a researcher when interpreting […]