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5th March, Woodhall Spa Military History Group and U3A – “The 6th Lincolns on Gallipoli and the Post-War Controversy.”
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24th November, Lincoln and North Lincs Western Front Association – “General Horace Smith Dorrien – His Defining Battles, Isandlwana 1879 and Le Cateau 1914.”
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23rd January, Spalding and South Lincs Western Front Association – “The 6th Lincolns on Gallipoli and the Post-War Controversy.”
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24th June, Leadenham Military History Group – “The Robin Hoods at Gommecourt 1st July 1916 and the Court of Enquiry.”
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On This Day 12th March 1917
Russia, having entered the Great War as part of the Triple Alliance with Great Britain and France in August 1914,…
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On This Day 10th February 1916.
When Britain went to war in August 1914, there was a huge patriotic rush to join the colours. The addition…
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On This Day 3rd February 1917.
Dating as far back as 1147, English Crusaders helped King Alfonso to capture Lisbon from the Moors. This Anglo-Portuguese alliance…
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On This Day, 31st January 1917.
On May 7th 1915, a German U-Boat sank the RMS Lusitania off the south west coast of Ireland. Although Lusitania…
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On This Day 28th January 1917.
This week has seen the 108th anniversary of the ramping up of the German ‘Blitz’ on London and the south…
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On This Day, 24th January 1915 – The Battle of Dogger Bank
One hundred and ten years ago today the British Royal Navy Cruiser fleet under Admiral Sir David Beatty, intercepted a…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
