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This excellent little article comes from the great book “Bullets & Billets” By Bruce Bairnsfather. Here he describes the trenches in Belgium and at the undesirable job of being on…

At the turn of the century many of the London cab-drivers were not convinced by the new motorised ‘horse-less’ new-fangled contraptions: In his diary on 15th October 1901, journalist R.D.…

This report was in the Eastbourne Gazette on 23rd September 1916. During the war there were a large number of people in favour of prohibition, this ‘public meeting’ on the…

Over at the excellent Australian War Memorial Blog this article gives a great insight into the Australian tradition of baking ANZAC biscuit’s and what the soldier’s actually were given. “The…

The British Nursing Journal on 11th March 1916, published this wonderful little story of a patriotic speech made in aid of the war effort. “YOU CAN NEVER REPAY THESE MEN.”…

The Eastbourne Gazette on 19th September 1916 ran this story as this promotion gave away free gifts. A Gift for Nothing Readers of “The Visitor” who wish to obtain a…

Now Thames is long and winds its changing wayThrough wooded reach to dusky ports and gray,Till, wearily, it strikes the Flats of Leigh,An old life, tidal with Eternity. But Fal…

In the middle of the 19th century, Arthur Gibbs gives a Victorian view of dream of escaping London. London is becoming miserably hot and dusty; everybody who can get away…

This article appeared in the West Wimmera Mail, Australia on August 28, 1914. Early in the war there was a lot of fear and suspicion, spies were found everywhere. Poor…

There has been a common legend that the life expectation of a junior Officer in a front line battalion was only 3 weeks. While it is true that battalions suffered…