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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · 15d

Remarkable paintings by Joseph Gray of 6th and 7th Bttns Cameron Highlanders at Loos. V privileged to see them in the flesh at Highlanders Museum last night. #WW1 #FWW #Loos #WFA #GWG

7th Bttn Cameron Highlanders on Hill 70 at Loos by Joseph Gray 1919

6th Bttn Cameron Highlanders Loos 26 Sept 1915 by Joseph Gray. Pointing figure at right is Lt Col Douglas Hamilton VC

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · 17d

Very excited to be part of the Great War Group Bristol conference. Oct 17th/19th. Do come. Lots of interesting speakers as well as a certain artillery nerd! #FWW #WW1

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 19d

Please repost if you agree that British TV News is betraying our democracy by giving Farage what looks like more coverage than all the other opposition parties combined.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · 19d

I will indeed!

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 20

Really pleased to be at Clan Cameron Museum, Achnacarry (that's near Ft William)next Wednesday (27th Aug) to talk about this gem. Captured at Loos by 5th Bn Cameron Highlanders. If you're around do come along (11.00-15.00) - I'll be the lonely nerd standing by the gun. #FWW #WW1 #Greatwargroup #WFA

Grey German 77mm Field Gun with varnished wooden wheels against a background of greenery, beneath a fagpole flying a saltire.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 21

Really glad that Sharpe and his men didn't have to come up against this gun at Barossa! It's an 1880s German 15cm breechloader. Still in use during the Great War.
Gun nerd 1 Publisher nil #FWW #WW1 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social #WFA

Book cover with author's name 'Bernard Cornwell' and title 'Sharpes Fury' against an archway into a fortification. Large cannon (actually a First World War type) in front of the archway.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 21

Really glad that Sharpe and his men didn't have to come up against this gun at Barossa! It's an 1880s German 15cm breechloader. Still in use during the Great War.
Gun nerd 1 Publisher nil #FWW #WW1 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social #WFA

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Peter Doyle @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great to see my 2012 book reissued in paperback - as with all the books in this series, it’s an introductory guide. Pleased that readers found it of value

Cover of my book on Loos, showing a soldier in a PH helmet

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 20

Really pleased to be at Clan Cameron Museum, Achnacarry (that's near Ft William)next Wednesday (27th Aug) to talk about this gem. Captured at Loos by 5th Bn Cameron Highlanders. If you're around do come along (11.00-15.00) - I'll be the lonely nerd standing by the gun. #FWW #WW1 #Greatwargroup #WFA

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Some info about the #FWW #WW1 career of the RRS Discovery - and our forthcoming conference!

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Aug 5

Fancy a trip to Scotland? A warm welcome awaits in Bonnie Dundee. Our second national conference (1st was 2014). Some big names. Should be a great day and you get to see RRS Discovery. #wfa #FWW #GreatWar #FWW #wfatayside @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Jul 30

V important and a good read too!!

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · Jul 13

Phil Watson giving his presentation “Lance -v- lance 1914 -The Last Lance Actions of the Great War” at the branch meeting of the WFA Tayside on Saturday afternoon

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Jul 10

@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Great War Gp Trustee spotted in the wild in a not at all posed photo shoot for English Heritage.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Jul 9

It does.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just a reminder about our 5th birthday event in August - details of how to sign up for one of these trips on the photo below!

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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · Jul 6

Writer and historian Eric Linklater's steel helmet after he was wounded in the head in 1918. The entry and exit holes are visible, but he survived with a permanent indentation in his scalp. It's in the Orkney Museum with his Black Watch kilt.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Jul 4

...and a piece of Dundee cake.

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Mike Taylor @museummike.bsky.social · Jul 4

At least DLI is represented

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Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum Trust @historicdunkeld.bsky.social · Jul 3

Dale is here for the first of his weekly guided tours this July!
Clan clashes, political plots and violent battles. Follow the life of a soldier through these trying times in Scottish history.
❗Starting today! ❗
⏰11am and 2pm⏰
💵£10 per ticket💵
🌟Kids under 16 go free (must be accompanied by an adult)