“Tracing your military ancestors”. This is a talk I gave at a Family History Show hosted by The Genealogist. You can watch my intro free of charge but there is a modest fee for seeing the talk. Tracing your military ancestors “Family History Tips from Military Records” is another from the series of Family History […]
I am pleased to have added a half-or one-day tour of Ypres, with specific focus on the Canadian forces. Enjoy at Canada at Ypres tour
Frank Speaking: from Suvla to SchweidnitzEdited by Carole HopePublished by H&K Publishing 2021Hardback ISBN 978 1 8383711 0 4316 pages plus bibliography and index.Reviewed by Chris Baker. I confess to having known the author for several years but memory tells me that I have possibly only actually met her once, although that was as a […]
Catholic General: the private wartime correspondence of Mahor-General Sir Cecil Edward Pereira, 1914-19Edited by Edward Pereira, Spencer Jones and Michael LoCiceroForward by Professor John BournePublished by Helion & Company in 2020Paperback ISBN 978 1 912866 14 4429 pages plus appendix, bibliography and indexReviewed by Chris BakerWith thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy. […]
With thanks to the Western Front Association for producing this video of my talk “Six miles from victory” at their President’s Conference held in Birmingham in 2018. “Possibly the most fascinating, informative and entertaining WFA lecture that I’ve ever heard“, said one reviewer. Links The Battles of the Lys 1918 Books
Gallipoli: the Egerton diaries and papersby David Rawpublished by Helion & Company 2020Paperback ISBN 978 1 912390 84 7143 pages plus bibliography and indexReviewed by Chris BakerI thank the publisher for sending me a copy. A short review for a short book, which is a study of the work of Major-General Granville Egerton in command […]
On 3 October 1914, newspapers ran a story describing how Sir Arthur du Cros MP had offered to the War Office to raise, equip and maintain a motor ambulance convoy. It was “probably to be commanded by Captain George du Cros and the drivers will be expert mechanics supplied by Mr. du Cros“. Sir Arthur […]
Background The 11th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) went to France under the command of 27th Infantry Brigade of 9th (Scottish) Division in May 1915. It had participated in the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and after a period in the Ypres salient moved with the division to take over […]
On tidying up some admin files this morning, I came across an old receipt, dated November 2010. It was the happy day that I bought the LinesMan product from Great War Digital. I have used this product literally every day since then, other than the time when I was in hospital undergoing surgery! Let me […]
Allies are a tiresome lot: the British Army in Italy in the First World Warby John DillonPublished by Helion & Company in 2015Hardback ISBN 978 1 910777 32 9209 pages plus bibliography and indexIllustrated with 15 photographs and 4 mapsMy thanks to Helion & Company for sending me a copy. The campaign in Italy has […]