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Dublin, une charge par la police en auto blindée : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol] · ImaginIRL (english version) · OmekaMeshs

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

A building sometimes labelled as the Dublin Bread Company building but it is slightly further up Sackville St from the DBC - Cathedral Street just behind it marking the end of the #EasterRising damage.

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A view of the building from another angle attached.

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

and the 1914 pattern Rolls-Royce running about Sackville St (still rebuilding after the #EasterRising)

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also on British Pathe
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A Dublin, scène à l'extérieur de la prison Mountjoy : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol] · ImaginIRL (english version) · OmekaMeshs

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Two pics of Mk V* tank Mindyernut outside Mountjoy

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On British Pathe film clip too
www.britishpathe.com/asset/48072/

Irlande : combat dans les rues : [photographie de presse] / Agence Meurisse · ImaginIRL (english version) · OmekaMeshs

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Two that look like student rag days in front of The Hunterian in Glasgow

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

A couple of photos linked to the faked "Battle of Tralee" - pics taken in Dalkey, Co Dublin by Auxiliaries

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THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1915

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

A nice set of images.

One Rolls-Royce armoured car in the set
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which ties in with the film clip re the Battle of Belleek and No 5 Armoured Car Company

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 2d

Hanging on every word

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 16d

Metallica stand ins Metallicker unleashed

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Cyril Peel moved unit a few times :

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) February 1916.

Awarded Belgian Croix de Guerre July 1918.

Tank Corps January 1919.

and returned to the 11th Hussars September 1920.

In Kent in the 1911 census with the XIth; in Egypt in the 1921 census with the XIth.

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Sheffield born Cpl Cyril Peel of the XIth Hussars MG Section looking well wrapped up in early 1915 ref Q 51176

Discharged as RSM 31st December 1932

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Soldiers of the machine gun section of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) in the trenches at Zillebeke, January - February 1915. The man wearing the balaclava is Corporal Peel, who went o...

XI HUSSARS ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-1915

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

as is part of the XIth Hussars MG Section with one of their Vickers MGs under going work ref Q 51194

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Soldiers of the machine gun section of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) in the trenches at Zillebeke during the winter of 1914-1915.

THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1915

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Lt White is pictured on the IWM site ref Q 51171

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Officers of the 11th Regiment Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) in the trenches at Zillebeke, January to February 1915. "The weather was bitterly cold" -(Regimental History). Left to right: Major Lockett,...

The 11th Hussars was a Cavalry Regiment that would have had an MG Section as part of its Regimental Headquarters. Prior to the start of the Great War, Lieutenant JS Ainsworth of the 11th Hussars wa…

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

A nice write up re the XIth Hussars on the VMGCRA website re their early adoption of Vickers MGs, with mentions training of Lt J S Ainsworth in 1913 and Lt L H White in 1914

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11th Hussars

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Amongst the Rolls-Royces the XIth had during their time in Egypt and Palestine was the Tank Museum armoured car.

Pictured in 1934 with the "top hat" on the turret and the front bumper fitted in 1927 in Shanghai with No 5 Armoured Car Company :

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

A 1922 pic of XIth Hussars officer Dermot McMurrough-Kavanagh with text suggesting he was an MG expert www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyu...

11th Hussars

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THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 1940-1947

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Picked up a copy of #RogueHeroes Dudley Clarkes' book re the XIth Hussars #RougeHeroes following a conversation at #WeHaveWays re armoured cars in the inter war period 🤓

Cherrypicking here 🙂 but the part re 2 MGs in 1914 vs 40 when the XIth went to Egypt in 1934 caught the eye 🙂

Passage from book on XIth Hussars re their move to Egypt in 1934

Inside covers of Eleventh at War by Dudley Clarke

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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · 28d

Co-op onshore call centre cocked-up. wAnchors.

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 20

Coming clean about homemade glue production

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 18

No, I'm not Basil Brush.

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 17

A collection of photos compiled for SDF member (and later President of Sudan) Ibrahim Abbood available at the UK National Archives, ref CO 1069/15.

Many of the photos available on the IWM site.

Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 17

The photo on the cover of the Abyssinian Campaign appears in the Tales of the SDF by John Orlebar.

Copies available to view at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk and @durham-university.bsky.social

Orlebar's papers available at Durham :
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Johnny Doyle @johnnydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 16

A view in the turret showing the Boys anti tank rifle and the Vickers MG.

Chains and straps for the gunners seating?

IWM (E 3764)

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Original wartime caption: The Eastern Arab Corps of the Sudan Defence Force, are using armoured cars for defence work, and the picture shows two of its members at the controls.