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On This Day 22nd November 1915
Battle of Ctesiphon in World War 1 After a year of successes at Basra, Qurna, Shaiba, Amara, Nasiriyeh, and Kut, British forces suffered a major defeat…
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On This Day 11th November 2025
I had the great pleasure to attend the annual Service of Remembrance at the lonely war memorial sited at Thorpe…
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On This Day 24th October 1918.
As the Germans realised the war was lost, they attempted to pursue peace negotiations with the Allies and in particular,…
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On This Day 13th October 2025
Monday 13th October was the 110th anniversary of the bloody attack made by men of the 5th/Lincolns alongside the 4th/Leics,…
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On This Day 4th October 1917
Jo Stacey contacted me to say; ‘May I please request a mention in your weekly email, on the Sunday nearest…
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On This Day 15th September 1916
September 15th, sees the 109th anniversary of the first tanks in history going in to battle on the Somme. We…
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On This Day 1st September 1967
On 1st September 1967 the brave but controversial war poet, Siegfried Sassoon died. Siegfried Sassoon is best remembered for his…
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On This Day 16th August 1914
Having declared war with Germany on 4th August 1914 and with Austria on 12th August, the agreed British Expeditionary Force…
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On This Day 4th August 1914
It is 111 years since Great Britain and its Empire declared war on Germany H H Asquith’s Liberal Government, (he…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
