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Welcome to my website dedicated to military history, with a focus on the British Army around the late Victorian to Great War period.
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Site Launched 1st July 2020
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The 1914 Star and Ribbon
Photographs of British soldiers during the Great War, often show medal ribbons being worn. One such ribbon appears frequently in late war photographs – The 1914 Star. The 1914 Star was a war medal, awarded to British troops who had served in France and Belgium during the early months of the war in 1914. The…
Great War Wolseley Helmet of the Denbighshire Hussars
The ‘Wolseley’ pattern helmet (its official designation being – Helmet, Universal, Khaki) was the standard issue headwear for British troops in hot climates during the Great War. It had become the standard issue sun helmet in the British Army from May 1904, replacing the previous Colonial / Foreign Service pattern. The Wolseley is instantly recognisable…
Photos of the Great War – Leslie Shock – Herefordshire Regiment
This is the second post in a series looking at named photographs of British soldiers during the Great War. Sadly, the majority of photos of serviceman from the period are now un-identifiable, but occasionally enough detail is written on the photo to identify the soldier. This particular photographic postcard had been annotated on the rear…
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