As we're coming up to Remembrance Day I thought I would re-introduce this story ...... In a quiet corner of a Kitchener graveyard rests the...
Loftus, Ernest Achey (Colonel). Loftus was born in 1884 at Hull, the son of Captain William Loftus and he died in 1987 in Zimbabwe aged 103. He was...
I'm worn out just reading about his achievements !! :p ... I'm not sure if he went to war or not ..... ! James Parke was born in Clones, County...
Does anybody know anything about the rest of the crew ? In Memory of Serjeant ROBERT BADEN PEBODY 206118, "D" Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Heavy...
Grave of an Unknown Soldier from the Northumberland Fusiliers buried in A.I.F. Burial Ground The Imperial War Graves Commission was incorporated in...
Lt. Charles Bonner VC (1899-1901) Charles George Bonner was born on 29th December 1884 at Shuttington, Warwickshire. As a Royal Naval Reservist he...
1918 March 30 - Alan Jerrard VC, British ace (7 victories) is shot down by Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg and taken captive but managed to escape...
Commander Kyosuke Eto, IJN One of the men lost aboard HMS Vanguard was a liason officer from the Imperial Japanese Navy: Commander Kyosuke Eto...
Guy Fawkes or Thanksgiving Trivia question ... I have to confess I don't know the answer !! :p Fourteen men of non-British nationality have...
Major General Samuel Hughes was minister of Militia and Defense from 1911 to 1916, and therefore was responsible for moving Canadian troops to Europe...
Heres a book on line that maybe of interest ! The Prisoners of Mainz http://www.archive.org/details/prisonersofmainz00wauguoft
Sir Arthur Currie was the first Canadian commander of Canada's overseas forces in World War I. While Currie did not look the part of a professional...
Canon Frederick George Scott was the padre of the 1st Division of the Canadian Corps and the confidant, friend and spiritual guide to many generals,...
Heres a special man ! The minimum height for eligibility to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force was 5 foot 2 inches (1.55 metres) but Wittman...
November 7 will be a big day not only for the current All Blacks, as they face Wales at the Millennium Stadium, but for the oldest of their...
RIP Brave Soldier Sepoy Khudadad Khan VC, 129th Battalion, Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchi Regiment Khudadad Khan was born in the Punjab...
Somebody asked for information about Richard ... and I'm sorry I can't remember who asked me ! :confused: but I found this ..... I hope it helps !!...
One of my South Lancs soldiers is also buried in Gorton Cemetery ..... and I would like to add him to my Gorton Honour Roll ..... all information...
This is a sad story ........ RIP Tom Tom Longboat was born on June 4, 1887 on a Six Nations Reserve (Caledonia) located south of Brantford,...
Would be grateful for any information ! In Memory of Sapper JEFFREY MCVICAR STRATHY 285, 2nd Div. Signal Coy, Canadian Signal Corps who...
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