Pte Edward Haynes, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and Pte Frank Benham, Gloucestershire Regiment, both died aged just 18 years old. They are two of almost 1,500 casualties who are buried or commemorated in a large Maltese cemetery.
📍Pieta Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
📍Pieta Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 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
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We have a Scottish theme on
Day 15 of #HutVent2025 as Taff tells us about iconic Scottish headwear from 1915...
youtu.be/4rACg4zj3t4
#HutVent
Day 15 of #HutVent2025 as Taff tells us about iconic Scottish headwear from 1915...
youtu.be/4rACg4zj3t4
#HutVent
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Very pleased to add this to my collection, as it contains one of my favourite cartoons, 'The Night Party', from the #FWW. I wonder who ended up with the original? #WW1 #CartoonHistory #23Division #TrenchJournals
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Very pleased to add this to my collection, as it contains one of my favourite cartoons, 'The Night Party', from the #FWW. I wonder who ended up with the original? #WW1 #CartoonHistory #23Division #TrenchJournals
#1GM Devant Souville (Verdun-Meuse), quand la tranchée, l'abri côtoient la mort. Les sépultures provisoires, bien souvent hachées par les bombardements et la mitraille, bien souvent disparues au gré des évolutions de la première ligne.
December 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A Group of Soldiers by C.R.W. Nevinson, 1917, #ImperialWarMuseum.
This painting really speaks to me. The artist presents these soldiers as they are, not as the viewer might wish they were. There is nothing heroic about them, yet each WAS courageous in his own fashion. #fwwhist #GreatWar
This painting really speaks to me. The artist presents these soldiers as they are, not as the viewer might wish they were. There is nothing heroic about them, yet each WAS courageous in his own fashion. #fwwhist #GreatWar
December 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Please visit my new website
profgarysheffield.com
Includes articles, reviews of books old and new, and other material including my obituary of Professor Brian Bond. A work in progress, it will be updated regularly with new stuff
profgarysheffield.com
Includes articles, reviews of books old and new, and other material including my obituary of Professor Brian Bond. A work in progress, it will be updated regularly with new stuff
Professor Gary Sheffield – Military Historian and Battlefield Guide
profgarysheffield.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Private Percival Pickwick, Border Regiment, was killed in Flanders on this day in 1915. He was buried in Menin Road North Military Cemetery, which was destroyed in later battles. He is now commemorated in a nearby military cemetery.
📍Menin Road South Military Cemetery 🇧🇪
📍Menin Road South Military Cemetery 🇧🇪
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Andi has very graciously let me share some of his photos to help promote his books.
Photo: Saxons from IR 134 in February 1915. The Pickelhaube helmet was largely phased out in 1916.
Where to buy “Fighting the Kaiser’s War:”
royalsaxonarmy.co.uk/index.php/ou...
Photo: Saxons from IR 134 in February 1915. The Pickelhaube helmet was largely phased out in 1916.
Where to buy “Fighting the Kaiser’s War:”
royalsaxonarmy.co.uk/index.php/ou...
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
First post of 2026 is already written... The opening stages of the Naval assualt on the Dardanelles Straits from 1914 - January 1915, why the Royal Navy were going in, what London was planning, who was planning it and what ships were going...
Out on general release 3 January
#ww1 #navalhistory
Out on general release 3 January
#ww1 #navalhistory
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#HistNursing Advent day 14. the famous Little Misses of Pervyse- gutsy Mairi Chisholm mechanic - & Elsie Knocker Nurse. They set up a first aid station near the front. Displays from IWM London & Yser Tower Museum Belgium - photos mine from displays bbc.com/news/world-eur…
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's Day 13, which means we are over half way through #HutVent2025. Today Kev looks at an unusual piece of First World War ordnance, and busts a myth...
youtu.be/3xnvb4SWtSE
#HutVent
youtu.be/3xnvb4SWtSE
#HutVent
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Gunner Henry Pyatt, Royal Garrison Artillery, died of pneumonia at Windy Knowe Military Hospital, Blundellsands, on this day in 1918. He had enlisted in 1916 and served with the 6th Siege Battery before being transferred to the clearing office.
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
December 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#fusillés Bonnabot illustre malheureusement une réalité parmi les militaires fusillés en 14/18, le Président de la République a laissé la justice suivre son cours
December 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
There’s nothing better than coming home and finding Salient Points has arrived. The latest edition of @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social magazine is packed with content on the Arab Revolt, plus many other non-themed articles. 100+ pages, included in your membership four times a year.
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Andrew Ronald Knox, 185th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, was killed on this day in 1915. He is buried in Albert, France, and is remembered on a family memorial in my hometown. His brother, Cecil, was awarded a Victoria Cross in 1918.
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
December 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today’s article is up and it’s a special feature all about the active part Charles de Gaulle played in #WW1 🇫🇷 ⚔️
FEATURE: Charles de Gaulle’s First War
On Tuesday I posted a free piece that looked into the legend of Charles de Gaulle: who he was, and where he came from; ending with his joining his regiment just prior to the First World War.
achurchill.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's Day 12 of #HutVent2025 and it's time to hear about The Derby Scheme, and its distinctive armband, all explained by Taff...
youtu.be/TVML6KdOWkw
youtu.be/TVML6KdOWkw
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
From Sailor to NZEF Soldier: A Swede’s Journey Through War to Find His Way Home.
I ask myself if he joined the war to use that as a way to find a free trip home to Sweden?
Read more through the link below:
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/12/f...
I ask myself if he joined the war to use that as a way to find a free trip home to Sweden?
Read more through the link below:
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/12/f...
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A Christmas postcard sent in 1916 from Ernest to Amelia. Addressed to Miss Amelia (Millie) Cook of Hunslet and posted by Harold E. Sykes, it is now held by © Leeds Museums and Galleries. Simple because of wartime scarcity, cards like this carried more than greetings — they bridged
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today’s article is up and it’s a special feature all about the active part Charles de Gaulle played in #WW1 🇫🇷 ⚔️ achurchill.substack.com/p/feature-ch...
FEATURE: Charles de Gaulle’s First War
On Tuesday I posted a free piece that looked into the legend of Charles de Gaulle: who he was, and where he came from; ending with his joining his regiment just prior to the First World War.
achurchill.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It was great to launch my book the other day at the Lynn Museum in King's Lynn & thanks to the Norfolk Museum Services for their support & to everyone who came along. I've also provided a link to where you can get a copy
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It was great to launch my book the other day at the Lynn Museum in King's Lynn & thanks to the Norfolk Museum Services for their support & to everyone who came along. I've also provided a link to where you can get a copy
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history
#WW1 #FWW #Norfolk #Gallipoli #history