Long before daybreak The rediscovered WW1 memoir of an art student’s survival in the trenches by Albert Clayton edited by Micah Duckworth published independently by M J Duckworth paperback, 218 pages, illustrated, no index In…
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Harry Livingstone’s forgotten men: the Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War by Dan Black published by James Lorimer & Co., Toronto, 2020 paperback ISBN 978 1 459 414327 503 pages…
Many visitors to this site will have seen the episode of the “Who do you think you are?”series featuring David Walliams. Produced by Wall to Wall, it was first broadcast by BBC on 19 October…
Mons-en-Chaussée lies east of the River Somme, on the old Roman road to Saint-Quentin. It was captured by the British during their pursuit of the German strategic withdrawal from the Somme sector to the prepared…
Background On 15 December 1915, the experienced regular unit, the 1st Battalion of the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), transferred to the newly arrived 100th Infantry Brigade of 33rd Division. Shortly afterwards, the division took…
The photograph was taken on Rue Sadi Carnot in Beuvry, with the wagon heading southward away from the Église Saint-Martin parish church.
Background On 10 March 1915, British First Army began to conduct offensive operations now known at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Second Army was requested to support it by mounting diversionary operations. The attack on…
The following text is an extract from “The Battle of the Lys 1918: South: Objective Hazebrouck” by Chris Baker (Battleground Europe, 2018). With thanks to the publisher. It describes one of the critical moments of…
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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 The 2/3rd North Midland Field Ambulance’s war diary reports the visit of King George V. It had just been withdrawn into…