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Royal Armouries: "Did British Soldiers Really Make Tea in a Vickers Machine Gun?" youtu.be/tTptiP0z-qQ #Tea #WW2 #RoyalArmouries

Easily distracted by books - oh look, another one! 🥰 🌸 Today's book in the spotlight is The Fern Flower by Kathleen Shoop. ohlookanotherbook.blogspo…. #HistoricalFiction #TheFernFlower #ballet #WW1 @kathleenshoop.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social 💙📚

📚 Books to add to your TBR list!💫 🌸 The Fern Flower by Kathleen Shoop 🌸 igotlostinabook2.blogspot…. #HistoricalFiction #TheFernFlower #ballet #WW1 #ReaderReach #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BookSky @cathiedunn.bsky.social @kathleenshoop.bsky.social

Book Spotlight: The Fern Flower by Kathleen Shoop. Why not visit my blog and have a look? maryannbernal.blogspot.co…. #HistoricalFiction #TheFernFlower #ballet #WW1 #ReaderReach #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub

Having three #FWW soldiers to research and discovering one was in the RFA, one in the RE and one was ‘probably’ in one of the HLI regiments. #WW1

I came across this exhibition by accident at the Atkinson Southport #WW1 It’s about the legend of the Angel of Mons including art and books Well worth a visit if you are nearby. theatkinson.co.uk/exhibit…. theatkinson.co.uk/exhibit….

I wouldn't dare call myself either a scholarly or amateur historian. Since I became interested in the Great War, I do prefer to say "The First World War". But I find that on social media #WW1 commands more attention as a hashtag. That's the only reason I use it (while feeling guilty for doing so).

7 August 1914 The British Expeditionary Force consisting of 6 army divisions and 5 cavalry brigades under the command of General Sir John French arrived in France to repel any German attack in the West at the start of the Great War. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

7 August 1914: The first troops of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) arrived in France. #History #WW1

7 August 1915 Private Lawrence Johnson (2380) 1/6 Bn Manchester Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Lawrence is also remembered on the Cheadle Hulme War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

7 August 1915 Private Edmund Lawrence Goodall (2151) 1/6 Manchester Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated to the Helles Memorial. Edmund was 19. Edmund is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

7 August 1915 Private Charles Rawlinson (1497) 5 Bn Manchester Regiment was killed in action and was buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery Charles is also remembered on a memorial inside Christ Church, Patricroft #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters