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Cambligneul then and now
Cambligneul lies west of Souchez and the Vimy Ridge, near the village of Camblain-l’Abbé. The 2/3rd North Midland Field Ambulance’s war diary reports the visit of King George V. It had just been withdrawn into…
Mailly-Maillet (Somme) then and now
Links Gazetteer of the Western Front
Hénencourt then and now
This photograph of British troops passing through the Somme village of Hénencourt was taken by Second Leiutenant David McLellan on 26 March 1918, during the retreat in the face of the German offensive operation “Michael”….
Want one of the very last copies of my first book?
I have acquired the very last few new copies of my book “The Battle for Flanders: German defeat on the Lys, 1918” and can offer them at a great price. The book has a cover…
“Family History Show Online” terrific success
For several years I have been pleased to be invited to talk and participate as a “military expert” at family history shows organised by the company S&N Genealogy and its associated services “Discover your Ancestors”…
“Hunt’s Force” in the fight against the German offensive in March 1918
Background A Corps Reinforcement Camp was in effect a holding unit, under command of a Corps headquarters. It received men from the Infantry Base Depots (whether newly arrived in the theatre of returning to service…
Major new addition to the site: the British Corps in France and Flanders
Launching today, a major new addition to the Long, Long Trail. The locations, commanding officers and battle histories of every British Corps that served in France and Flanders. Explanations of what a Corps was. Links…
Boy soldiers killed in 1914 Welsh railway accident
Two boy soldiers serving with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion of the Border Regiment met with a terrible accident on Saturday, 29 August 1914. They were both aged 17 and were musicians of the band. Newspaper…
The death of an officer’s servant
This article is based on a tragic incident mentioned by James Edmund Henderson Neville, then a junior officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He was aged 19 at the…