Wayne McDonald
@terriermcd.bsky.social
Proud Yorkshireman, #Htafc fan, Fascinated by The Great War. Research projects gladly accepted #WW1 My old blog https://greatwarreflections.wordpress.com/
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Today 51 shells were collected in Zonnebeke. We suspect that someone has removed the copper pressing bands from the shells. This is really dangerous, at the end of last year someone was seriously injured after manipulating ammunition at his home.
📸DOVO Sedee
📸DOVO Sedee
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Today 51 shells were collected in Zonnebeke. We suspect that someone has removed the copper pressing bands from the shells. This is really dangerous, at the end of last year someone was seriously injured after manipulating ammunition at his home.
📸DOVO Sedee
📸DOVO Sedee
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Australian focused tour France, a bit like Autumn with the Winter sun low in the sky the battlefields quiet in the slumber. A nice time of the year.
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Australian focused tour France, a bit like Autumn with the Winter sun low in the sky the battlefields quiet in the slumber. A nice time of the year.
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Join me on a quest for the Grail! I’ll be delving into the mystery and history, disentangling the myths and the facts… starting on Sky History just after Imbolc, on 3rd Feb!
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-g...
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-g...
Lost Grail with Alice Roberts
Join Professor Alice Roberts on an adventure across Britain as she decodes the truth behind its Holy Grail legends, linking Arthurian lore, sacred relics and the Knights Templar.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Join me on a quest for the Grail! I’ll be delving into the mystery and history, disentangling the myths and the facts… starting on Sky History just after Imbolc, on 3rd Feb!
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-g...
www.history.co.uk/shows/lost-g...
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Truth or Treason worth watching, tells the true story of Helmuth Hübener who was the youngest German to resist Nazism, he was eventually arrested, tried & executed by beheading. He was only 17 years old, his two friends Karl & Robbe were imprisoned, Solomon his Jewish friend died in the holocaust.
January 19, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Truth or Treason worth watching, tells the true story of Helmuth Hübener who was the youngest German to resist Nazism, he was eventually arrested, tried & executed by beheading. He was only 17 years old, his two friends Karl & Robbe were imprisoned, Solomon his Jewish friend died in the holocaust.
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Edward Balliol: The Pretender Who Retired to Doncaster - Edward Balliol (c.1282–c.1367) was a Scottish claimant to the throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence and the son of King John Balliol. Backed by England, he briefly ruled parts of Scotland after 1/3
January 19, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Edward Balliol: The Pretender Who Retired to Doncaster - Edward Balliol (c.1282–c.1367) was a Scottish claimant to the throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence and the son of King John Balliol. Backed by England, he briefly ruled parts of Scotland after 1/3
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A Soldier’s Heart: Love Amid the Great War – Swedes in the Great War 1914-1918
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January 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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January 1749 The heads of Deacon and Syddall, displayed on spikes on Manchester’s Exchange, were stolen, and later buried, by a medical student. The Manchester men were executed for joining Bonnie Prince Charlie in the 1745 Rebellion.
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
January 1749 The heads of Deacon and Syddall, displayed on spikes on Manchester’s Exchange, were stolen, and later buried, by a medical student. The Manchester men were executed for joining Bonnie Prince Charlie in the 1745 Rebellion.
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THREAD/As mentioned earlier, today marks the 85th anniversary of the "Second Great Fire of London", an incendiary raid that started fires to spread over an area larger than the original Great Fire of 1666. It was raid that led to a change in the wartime legislation that enforced businesses...
December 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
THREAD/As mentioned earlier, today marks the 85th anniversary of the "Second Great Fire of London", an incendiary raid that started fires to spread over an area larger than the original Great Fire of 1666. It was raid that led to a change in the wartime legislation that enforced businesses...
So please take a moment of your time to watch this incredible film on YouTube. I believe it was crowdfunded as well as supported by the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, A fitting tribute to those of Bomber Command #WeWillRememberThem
youtube.com/watch?v=PYtZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=PYtZ...
A Memory Owed || Short Film (2025)
YouTube video by A Memory Owed (2025)
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December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So please take a moment of your time to watch this incredible film on YouTube. I believe it was crowdfunded as well as supported by the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, A fitting tribute to those of Bomber Command #WeWillRememberThem
youtube.com/watch?v=PYtZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=PYtZ...
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Those of you who came along to the 2024 Bellowhead tour will remember our wonderful helicon player and dear friend Ed Neuhauser taking centre stage for the introduction to Fire Marengo.
What you wouldn't have realised is that Ed had been diagnosed with a brain tumour twelve months previously.
What you wouldn't have realised is that Ed had been diagnosed with a brain tumour twelve months previously.
December 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Those of you who came along to the 2024 Bellowhead tour will remember our wonderful helicon player and dear friend Ed Neuhauser taking centre stage for the introduction to Fire Marengo.
What you wouldn't have realised is that Ed had been diagnosed with a brain tumour twelve months previously.
What you wouldn't have realised is that Ed had been diagnosed with a brain tumour twelve months previously.
Merry Christmas to you all 🎄🎁⛄
December 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Merry Christmas to you all 🎄🎁⛄
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Short of a gift? Need it before Christmas? We can email you a LinesMan Gift certificate / redeem code for our digital download GPS trench map product.
Contact us as [email protected]
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Contact us as [email protected]
Website: www.greatwardigital.com/products/lin...
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Short of a gift? Need it before Christmas? We can email you a LinesMan Gift certificate / redeem code for our digital download GPS trench map product.
Contact us as [email protected]
Website: www.greatwardigital.com/products/lin...
Contact us as [email protected]
Website: www.greatwardigital.com/products/lin...
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“ 8 million euros is to be invested in WWI museums/sites in the Westhoek. 4 million euros will go to a complete renovation of In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres. The remaining 4 million euros will be used to renew other WWI sites & museums”:
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8 miljoen euro voor hernieuwing WOI-sites en In Flanders Fields Museum
Vlaams minister van Toerisme Melissa Depraetere en de provincie West-Vlaanderen investeren acht miljoen euro in de modernisering van WOI-musea en -sites…
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December 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“ 8 million euros is to be invested in WWI museums/sites in the Westhoek. 4 million euros will go to a complete renovation of In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres. The remaining 4 million euros will be used to renew other WWI sites & museums”:
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In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social we return to a forgotten memoir of the Great War, 'The Years of Remembrance' by Harold Maybury who served with the 2/4th South Lancs in 1917-1918.
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Forgotten Memoirs of the Great War Part 2
We return to the subject of Forgotten Memoirs of the First World War and discuss The Years of Remembrance by Harold Maybury which was published in 1924. Maybury served in the ranks of the 2/4th Bat…
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December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social we return to a forgotten memoir of the Great War, 'The Years of Remembrance' by Harold Maybury who served with the 2/4th South Lancs in 1917-1918.
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/12/20/f...
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/12/20/f...
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If you watched "SAS Rogue Heroes" on BBC then you could almost imagine that his wonderful photo of Richard Lister (1918-1941) of Kirkburton was a publicity still for the series. He volunteered for the No. 11 (Scottish) Commando unit to help unleash Churchill's "reign of terror" upon the enemy.
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you watched "SAS Rogue Heroes" on BBC then you could almost imagine that his wonderful photo of Richard Lister (1918-1941) of Kirkburton was a publicity still for the series. He volunteered for the No. 11 (Scottish) Commando unit to help unleash Churchill's "reign of terror" upon the enemy.
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On tomorrow's date, 16th December 1914, the Imperial German Navy launched a surprise attack on the British ports of Scarborough, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, and Whitby. The unanticipated bombardments led to numerous civilian casualties and stirred public indignation in
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On tomorrow's date, 16th December 1914, the Imperial German Navy launched a surprise attack on the British ports of Scarborough, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, and Whitby. The unanticipated bombardments led to numerous civilian casualties and stirred public indignation in
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In this latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social QnA Episode we look at #WW1 latrines, the work of the Military Police, whether German trenches were really stronger, and the stories of Boy Soldiers & how to research them.
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Questions and Answers Episode 42
In this episode, we delve into a lesser-known but essential aspect of First World War life: the use and organisation of latrines on the battlefield. Where did soldiers actually go to…
oldfrontline.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In this latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social QnA Episode we look at #WW1 latrines, the work of the Military Police, whether German trenches were really stronger, and the stories of Boy Soldiers & how to research them.
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/12/13/q...
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/12/13/q...
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Things I did not expect to do when researching local WW2 deaths... I've just contacted a pub in Hull to ask if they still say "good night" to the ghost of air-raid warden Ivor Alfred Ellis when they turn the lights off and whether his plaque is still there.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Things I did not expect to do when researching local WW2 deaths... I've just contacted a pub in Hull to ask if they still say "good night" to the ghost of air-raid warden Ivor Alfred Ellis when they turn the lights off and whether his plaque is still there.
huddersfield.exposed/s/77428
huddersfield.exposed/s/77428
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I've been able to hold a physical copy of my new book today.
It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12th August 1915.
It's on sale now & I've left a link to where you can get a copy in the comments.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12th August 1915.
It's on sale now & I've left a link to where you can get a copy in the comments.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I've been able to hold a physical copy of my new book today.
It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12th August 1915.
It's on sale now & I've left a link to where you can get a copy in the comments.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
It looks at the alleged disappearance of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on 12th August 1915.
It's on sale now & I've left a link to where you can get a copy in the comments.
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli
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107 years ago today at 11am the guns fell silent. I remember all those who served & were affected by war & especially those who never came home including my 2 relatives #ArmisticeDay #WW1
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
107 years ago today at 11am the guns fell silent. I remember all those who served & were affected by war & especially those who never came home including my 2 relatives #ArmisticeDay #WW1
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Euston to Warren Street: A lost architectural world
I’m still doing my walks but this one takes a look at the architectural glory that was once London’s Euston station
youtu.be/MLRRfcGptoM
I’m still doing my walks but this one takes a look at the architectural glory that was once London’s Euston station
youtu.be/MLRRfcGptoM
Euston to Warren Street: A lost architectural world
YouTube video by The Underground Map
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November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Euston to Warren Street: A lost architectural world
I’m still doing my walks but this one takes a look at the architectural glory that was once London’s Euston station
youtu.be/MLRRfcGptoM
I’m still doing my walks but this one takes a look at the architectural glory that was once London’s Euston station
youtu.be/MLRRfcGptoM
“The Wreck of the SS Rohilla” 🧵In the early hours of 30 October 1914, as war raged across Europe, the SS Rohilla steamed down the North Sea bound for Dunkirk, carrying medical personnel and supplies. Built for the British India Steam Navigation Company, she had been 1/3
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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“The Wreck of the SS Rohilla” 🧵In the early hours of 30 October 1914, as war raged across Europe, the SS Rohilla steamed down the North Sea bound for Dunkirk, carrying medical personnel and supplies. Built for the British India Steam Navigation Company, she had been 1/3
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“The Wreck of the SS Rohilla” 🧵In the early hours of 30 October 1914, as war raged across Europe, the SS Rohilla steamed down the North Sea bound for Dunkirk, carrying medical personnel and supplies. Built for the British India Steam Navigation Company, she had been 1/3
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Popped into Ranville Church this morning - in the heart of the Airborne Drop in 1944 and at the heart of post-war visits by veterans.
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Popped into Ranville Church this morning - in the heart of the Airborne Drop in 1944 and at the heart of post-war visits by veterans.