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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…
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On This Day July 9th 1915
In World War I, German South West Africa (Today Namibia) was captured by troops of the Union of South Africa.…
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On This Day 3rd July 1916
Today, 3rd July 2025, marks the 109th anniversary of the death in battle of my great uncle, 19053 Lance Corporal…
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On This Day 7th June 1917
British tunnelling under the Messines Ridge had commenced in 1915, and on 7th June 1917, 19 of the 22 mines…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
