The army history of author Clive Staples Lewis (C. S. Lewis)
I wrote this as long ago as 2003! If I remember correctly it was for someone who was writing a biography of the author, C. S. Lewis. It is very easy to find references to…
Search Results for Middlesex Regiment
The Defence Force 1921
Many men who had served in the forces during the Great War decided to re-enlist for a short period of service in the Defence Force, which was established in April 1921. Background The Defence Force…
How to research a “mention in despatches”
What was a “mention”? The “mention in despatches” is the most junior form of recognition that was announced in the London Gazette. The Commanders-in-Chief of each theatre of war infrequently submitted a despatch to the…
Review of “Time to remember”
Time to remember: the journal of Lance Sergeant William Webb, October 1914-January 1916, 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment Seventh Division 1914-1918 by Gerald W. Buxton published by Helion & Company, 2016 ISBN 978 1 910777…
Review of “Last stand at Zandvoorde 1914”
Last stand at Zandvoorde 1914: Lord Hugh Grosvenor’s noble sacrifice by Mike McBride published by Pen & Sword Military 2016 ISBN 978 1 47389 157 9 Hardback 226 pages plus bibliography, index. Illustrated. Cover price…
Review of contrasting books on Warwick in the Great War
Coventry and Warwickshire 1914-1919: local aspects of the Great War, volumes 1 and 2 edited by Chris Holland with essays from Janet Leith, Janet Courtney, Susan Tall, James Sambrook, Gillian Ashley-Smith, Jeromy Hassell, Philip Spinks,…
Ypres: murder, pure and simple. Why hold it?
“There is no doubt that the Salient at Ypres is simply an inferno. It is not war, but murder, pure and simple.” “The massacre which has been going on here since April 22 is not…
Review of “The Flag”
The flag: the story of Revd David Railton MC and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior by Andrew Richards published by Casemate, 2017 ISBN 978 1 6100 447 1 Content: 250 pages plus appendix, end…
Syllabus of infantry training for senior Training Reserve and Reserve Garrison Battalions
Syllabus for the training of Category “A” recruits over the age of 18 years and 8 months, and of recruits of senior Training Reserve and Reserve Garrison Battalions Defined in Appendix IV of Army Council…
Review of “A sturdy race of men”
A sturdy race of men: 149 Brigade – a history of the Northumberland Fusiliers Territorial Battalions in the Great War by Alan Isaac Grint published by Pen & Sword Military in 2018 Hardback ISBN 978…