Review of “A vital endeavour”
A vital endeavour: military engineering in the Gallipoli campaign by (Dr) John Dixon published by Helion & Company, 2019 review copy paperback ISBN 978 1 911628 89 7 438 pages plus bibliography and index No…
Search Results for DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT JULY 1 1916
Aircraft Repair Depots
Southern Aircraft Repair Depot Jersey Brow, South Farnborough Renamed as 1 (Southern) Aircraft Repair Depot in October 1917 Often appears in men’s service records as SARD or 1(S)ARD Northern Aircraft Repair Depot Formed December 1916…
What was a Divisional, Area or Home Service Employment Company of the Labour Corps?
The establishment and composition of an Employment Company was defined in Army Council Instruction 837 of 23 May 1917 Establishment of the Companies Divisional and Area Employment Companies would be formed under orders of the…
Military hospitals in Warwickshire
This is a list of hospitals used for treatment of military casualties during the Great War that were situated in the County of Warwickshire as it was at the time. The cities of Coventry and…
Review of “The Gallipoli evacuation”
The Gallipoli evacuation By Peter Hart Published in Australia and UK by Living History ISBN 978 0 6489 2260 5 Paperback. 275 pages plus 35 pages of acknowledgements, bibliography, endnotes and index. You don’t need…
Review of “Thousands of heroes have arisen”
Thousands of heroes have arisen: Sikh voices of the Great War 1914-1918 by Sukwinder Singh Bassi Published by Helion & Co., 2019 Hardback ISBN 978 1 911628 98 9 390 glossy pages plus 23 pages…
Gazetteer of the Western Front: Le Touquet
This page is about the hamlet of Le Touquet, which is in Belgium – if only just, for it is very close to the border with France. It is not the same as the much…