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On This Day 7th May 1915
The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the German U-Boat U20 on this day off Kinsale Head, south-west Ireland. There were…
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On This Day April 22nd and 25th 1915
It really doesn’t seem like five minutes since I was attending WWI centenary events between 2014 and 2018. All of…
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On This Day 11th April 1918
As the German Spring Offensive pushed the BEF back over 50 miles to the outskirts of Amiens, The C in…
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On This Day 4th April 1917
Following the German decision to re-start unrestricted submarine warfare, which led to the sinking of neutral American ships, the American…
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On This Day March 26th 2025
Are you a collector of Great War memorabilia and ephemera? Medals, weapons and uniform items are all eagerly sought by…
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On This Day 21st March 1918
Following the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks pursued peace negotiations with the Germans which led to the signing of the Treaty…
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22nd January 2026 Spalding and S Lincs WFA Branch – “General Horace Smith-Dorrien and His Defining Battles, Isandlwana 1879 and Le Cateau 1914.”
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Monday 21st December 2026
Lincoln WFA branch – “The Ottoman Empire in the Great War.
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4th March 2026 Woodhall Spa Military History Group and U3A – “General Horace Smith Dorrien – His Defining Battles, Isandlwana 1879 and Le Cateau 1914.”
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29th July 2026 Woodhall Spa Probus Group – “Lincoln and the Tank in WWI”
29th October 2026 Friends of the Lincoln Tank Group – “The Importance of the Battle of Cambrai and the Characters…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
