Brothers Edwin and Edgar Howell were both killed on 5 August 1916. The remains of both men were discovered during excavations on the Pozières battlefield in 1937. Edgar was identified by a matchbox, and Edwin by an identity disc. 📍London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval 🇫🇷

A small horde of First World War ordnance, not surprisingly the farmer has it flagged ready for DOVO SEDEE rounds. I think this os the first time in all my years that I’ve come across a bomb that will have been dropped by an aeroplane. There’s always something new to be seen, found or learnt.

Jeanne Gibson, one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters, died on July 29, 2026. She was 100 Years old. Born in Minneapolis in 1926, she was only 18 when she moved to Seattle to weld U.S. Navy destroyers at Todd Pacific Shipyards. Rest in peace, Jeanne

"After Pilckem Ridge, there were only a handful of us left from my platoon. An Officer,lost in the confusion of battle, came up to us and asked 'Who are you? are you the West Ridings,' and a wag with us answered 'No, we're the bloody Welsh Walkings,'he said. 31st July 1917 - Began the Third Ypres.

Also two family members with 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers - uncle and nephew - Private Alexander Forbes and Harold Forbes Wood. Both remembered on the Menin Gate.

Remembering a distant cousin of my Dad - Pte Tom Robinson, 17th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died on this day and is remembered on the Menin Gate.

Everyone knows Jules Rimet as the man behind the World Cup. Fewer know he was a First World War veteran, and that the war shaped everything he built afterwards. HALF TIME thread 🧵⚽ 📸 Wikicommons

In Milford Haven this afternoon and Eric and I were originally drawn in by the delicious ice cream, but when we looked closer we realised what a brilliant project The Dizzy Bear is. megansstarr.com/the-dizzy-bear

New photo in my collection: Wounded on stretchers being put onto a wagon on a light railway near Feuchy (east of Arras) 29/4/1917. The stretchers are kept in place with purpose made slotted wood lengths. The motive power is a Simplex Tractor which the driver is tinkering with.

Old Front Line 300th Episode For our 300th Episode we reflect on six years of the Old Front Line Podcast and go back to where we started in March 2020 by retaking a virtual walk through the battlefields and village of Pozières on the Somme. We start at the Pozieres British Cemetery and Memorial…

Old Front Line 300th Episode

For our 300th Episode we reflect on six years of the Old Front Line Podcast and go back to where we started in March 2020 by retaking a virtual walk through the battlefields and village of Pozières on the Somme. We start at the Pozieres British Cemetery and Memorial and then walk into the village seeing memorials, and discussing some of the 'characters of the Somme', walking up to…

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For anyone with an interest in WW1 and not aware, Bundesarchiv have lots of aerial/panoramic images taken by German airship/balloon units. Click on the link & then bottom left. The images below are just small screenshots of what are large images (5-20Mb) invenio.bundesarchiv.de/basys2-inven...

🧵Richard III was crowned King at Westminster Abbey on 6 July 1483. The white boar was a symbol of Richard and was used by his household and followers between the 1470’s and his death at Bosworth Field in 1485. This silver gilt livery badge

Questions and Answers Episode 56 In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we answer another fascinating selection of listener questions covering some of the most intriguing aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the formidable German concrete fortifications of the Somme,…

Questions and Answers Episode 56

In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we answer another fascinating selection of listener questions covering some of the most intriguing aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the formidable German concrete fortifications of the Somme, including the infamous Quadrilateral. How were these massive bunkers and strongpoints constructed so close to the front line, and why were the Allies seemingly unable to prevent their development?

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Ended my week on the Somme for #Somme110 at Ancre British Cemetery where dead from both ends of the battle lie. Also heard a Golden Oriole in the trees, a bird mentioned by many soldiers who were there in 1916.

2 July 1940 A British ship, the Arandora Star, transporting internees and POW to Canada, was torpedoed by a German submarine near the Irish coast killing 800. The dead included Italians from Manchester, taken by police as ‘enemy aliens’ from Ancoats homes and businesses.

"Charing Cross Station, July 1916 Casualties from Battle of Somme". J. H. Lobley. 1918. Over 1 million soldiers from all sides became casualties during the Battle of the #Somme, 1 July 1916 including those killed, wounded, or missing.

#OTD 110 Years ago the Battle of the Somme began. Thousands of men went over the top spurred on by the expectation of victory & to be in Berlin by Xmas. Many would only make it just yards out of their trench. By nightfall there would be over 57,000 casualties, nearly 20,000 had been killed #ww1

For #FatherSDay and those who never returned Lc Corporal Charles Frederick bell died 2/2/1918 was 24 when he died - KIA.His wife,Cicely,never remarried and lived to be 89.The child who never saw her father, Joyce,was born in 1918 and also lived to be 89. Photo Alex Hup WW1 remembered

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Lt Geoffrey Van Klaveren's airborne unit, 2nd Oxford and Bucks LI, spearheaded the British D-Day assault with the glider landing at Pegasus Bridge. A week later, Geoffrey, who served with the Support Company's Pioneer Platoon, was killed in action. 📍Ranville War Cemetery 🇫🇷

In this latest Q&A episode, we explore German WWI Death Cards, the impact of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the origins of the name "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" for medals, and how soldiers dug trenches when the enemy was only yards away.

Questions and Answers Episode 55

In this latest Questions & Answers episode of the Old Front Line podcast, we tackle another fascinating collection of listener questions that uncover some of the lesser-known aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the German tradition of Sterbebilder or Death Cards, the memorial cards issued to commemorate fallen soldiers. How were these cards produced, who organised them, and where did the photographs that often appeared on them come from?

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In Part One of our Anniversary Somme series we explore the fighting at Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval on 1 July 1916, examining the battle, casualties and battlefield, ending with a virtual walk.

Somme North: Serre to Thiepval

In the first of a three-part series marking the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, we explore the fighting in the northern sector of the battlefield on 1 July 1916. This episode examines the attacks at Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval, where some of the most dramatic and costly actions of the opening day unfolded. We look at the ground over which the soldiers advanced, the plans behind the attacks, the units involved, and how the battle developed.

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I am proud of finding this new postcard of Flers (c.1919-1923) because I spotted something special about it. If you look closely, the hut in the foreground has a tiny Imperial War Graves Commission sign over the door. The card was posted in 1923. @poppymercier.bsky.social

This came up today in farcebook memories. Me being held up by 2 landing craft veterans on the 60th anniversary of D Day. My dad was on a landing craft somewhere that day in 1944

Duncan McDonald served with the Non-Combatant Corps. Sadly, he was found dead on a railway line just five days after arriving in France. The Army's inquiry concluded that his death was accidental. He was the NCC's first overseas casualty of the WW1. 📍Calais Southern Cemetery 🇫🇷

Following on from the "Noon Platoon", I've just found an article about Rose Hannah Brown's seven sons fighting in WW2, with the eighth about to join. Weirdly, it joins dots with some previous research into the early Italian ice cream vendors who settled in Huddersfield. huddersfield.exposed/s/80050

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I've also made a note to research the Noon family. John and Ernestine Noon of 59 Whitehouse Lane, Hillhouse, had 8 sons serving in various branches of the Army during WW2 and they were nicknamed "The Noon Platoon": Donald, William, Bernard, Frank, Sam, Jack, and twins Brian and Dennis.

I've also made a note to research the Noon family. John and Ernestine Noon of 59 Whitehouse Lane, Hillhouse, had 8 sons serving in various branches of the Army during WW2 and they were nicknamed "The Noon Platoon": Donald, William, Bernard, Frank, Sam, Jack, and twins Brian and Dennis.

Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way. That’s more than I’ve been paid by any publisher this year.

In the latest QnA Episode we examine: observation balloons, white feathers, mine fields in No Man’s Land and trench foot.

Questions and Answers Episode 54

For this episode of the Old Front Line podcast, we open the virtual mailbag once again for another Questions & Answers special covering some fascinating and lesser-known aspects of the First World War. From observation balloons hanging silently over the trenches to trench foot, white feathers and booby traps in No Man’s Land, this episode explores the realities of life on the Western Front beyond the better-known battles.

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July walking tours. See first photo for details. Thanks.