The Dursley Gazette in the First World War
KathrynSunday, November 29, 2015
Besides the official war records and medals records, the archives of the Dursley Gazette have been my most useful resource in researching lo...
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Berkeley War Memorial
KathrynTuesday, October 20, 2015
St. Mary's Church, Berkeley The war memorial in Berkeley is the largest in the area, in terms of it remembering the names of the...
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Recruitment in Manchester: 1914-15
KathrynMonday, September 28, 2015
Men wait to enlist in a wet Manchester ( photo source ) Following the declaration of war in August 1914, there was a great movement ...
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Sharpness War Memorial
KathrynFriday, September 25, 2015
Sharpness Docks - date unknown (photo source) The village of Sharpness on the banks of the River Severn is dominated by the docks which ...
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The Fall of the Pickelhaube: Wartime Necessity
KathrynWednesday, September 09, 2015
In the First World War exhibition at the Deutsche Historisches Museum in Berlin there is an interesting display of the ten stages of the man...
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Goddess of Victory or Angel of Sorrow: French Commemoration and the Kemmelberg
KathrynMonday, August 31, 2015
For a country partial to ceremonious grandeur, French military cemeteries and memorials are often rather understated. Yes they have the gran...
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First World War Tour of Gloucester Cathedral
KathrynSunday, August 23, 2015
As the religious centre of the county, Gloucester Cathedral holds many interesting memorials to the First World War, including the Glouce...
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