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OTD 100 years ago.
On 1st December 1925 the Locarno Treaties were signed in London. On the same day the Allies agreed to reduce troop numbers in the Rhineland on 31 Jan 26, and France negotiated treaties with Czechoslovakia and Poland pledging mutual assistance in the event of an attack by Germany.
On 1st December 1925 the Locarno Treaties were signed in London. On the same day the Allies agreed to reduce troop numbers in the Rhineland on 31 Jan 26, and France negotiated treaties with Czechoslovakia and Poland pledging mutual assistance in the event of an attack by Germany.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
OTD 100 years ago.
On 1st December 1925 the Locarno Treaties were signed in London. On the same day the Allies agreed to reduce troop numbers in the Rhineland on 31 Jan 26, and France negotiated treaties with Czechoslovakia and Poland pledging mutual assistance in the event of an attack by Germany.
On 1st December 1925 the Locarno Treaties were signed in London. On the same day the Allies agreed to reduce troop numbers in the Rhineland on 31 Jan 26, and France negotiated treaties with Czechoslovakia and Poland pledging mutual assistance in the event of an attack by Germany.
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The chemical referred to, bromobenzyl cyanide, was adopted by the French Army in July 1918 as 'Camite'. It was the final and most powerful lacrimator deployed in the 1stWW. It had the disadvantages as a battlefield weapon of corroding steel, instability,... 1/2
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WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The chemical referred to, bromobenzyl cyanide, was adopted by the French Army in July 1918 as 'Camite'. It was the final and most powerful lacrimator deployed in the 1stWW. It had the disadvantages as a battlefield weapon of corroding steel, instability,... 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Soldiers in the Photos: A Family’s Quest Through Lost Names and New Lands.
So grateful when Swedish descendants are sharing their family stories.🙏Read my small article below.
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/01/t...
So grateful when Swedish descendants are sharing their family stories.🙏Read my small article below.
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/01/t...
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Soldiers in the Photos: A Family’s Quest Through Lost Names and New Lands.
So grateful when Swedish descendants are sharing their family stories.🙏Read my small article below.
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/01/t...
So grateful when Swedish descendants are sharing their family stories.🙏Read my small article below.
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/01/t...
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#HistNursing Advent day 5. These are possibly my favourite photos showing the personality of the nurses. The nurses were sent at short notice to German held Samoa in August 1914 - possibly 1st nurses to serve in war. They all went on to serve in Europe for rest of war. Probable measles TPR chart
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#HistNursing Advent day 5. These are possibly my favourite photos showing the personality of the nurses. The nurses were sent at short notice to German held Samoa in August 1914 - possibly 1st nurses to serve in war. They all went on to serve in Europe for rest of war. Probable measles TPR chart
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Latest article is up and this time we’re winging our way to the Western Front via New Mexico with some
personal stories from the AEF
personal stories from the AEF
ARTICLE: New Mexico’s First World War
New Mexico only became a state in 1912, and in 1914, the war came.
achurchill.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Latest article is up and this time we’re winging our way to the Western Front via New Mexico with some
personal stories from the AEF
personal stories from the AEF
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#1GM Georges Paul Bizingre (1890-1915)
Tué en portant secours à son supérieur grièvement blessé lors de l’attaque du 9 mai 1915.
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Tué en portant secours à son supérieur grièvement blessé lors de l’attaque du 9 mai 1915.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
#1GM Georges Paul Bizingre (1890-1915)
Tué en portant secours à son supérieur grièvement blessé lors de l’attaque du 9 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2025/12/geor...
Tué en portant secours à son supérieur grièvement blessé lors de l’attaque du 9 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2025/12/geor...
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New episode on the New Ypres League Fundraiser!
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social, @oldfrontline.bsky.social, @footstepspod.bsky.social, @talesbattlefields.bsky.social
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@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social, @oldfrontline.bsky.social, @footstepspod.bsky.social, @talesbattlefields.bsky.social
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Demarcation Stones Fundraiser with Roger Steward and Dr Dominiek Dendooven
YouTube video by Battles of the First World War Podcast
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December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
New episode on the New Ypres League Fundraiser!
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social, @oldfrontline.bsky.social, @footstepspod.bsky.social, @talesbattlefields.bsky.social
youtu.be/jUTgJWeXQ2E?...
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social, @oldfrontline.bsky.social, @footstepspod.bsky.social, @talesbattlefields.bsky.social
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We love helping people hit their personal milestones! You can always contact us via @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social if you’d like to see your name in print, we’d be delighted to work with you
Beyond excited to announce that I've been published for the very first time. I was invited to write an article for @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social and chose the Anglo-Japanese Alliance as a topic. Thanks to some very patient people and the support of my family, my name is in print for the first time.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We love helping people hit their personal milestones! You can always contact us via @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social if you’d like to see your name in print, we’d be delighted to work with you
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Trip to Hinckley guided by my friend Greg. The Greyhound is excellent and great VFM.
Also these chaps -
All from Hinckley …
That’s a VC, three DCMs,
MC, Croix de Guerre,
Belgian Militaire and the best soldier in the Leicestershire Regt amongst them
Also these chaps -
All from Hinckley …
That’s a VC, three DCMs,
MC, Croix de Guerre,
Belgian Militaire and the best soldier in the Leicestershire Regt amongst them
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trip to Hinckley guided by my friend Greg. The Greyhound is excellent and great VFM.
Also these chaps -
All from Hinckley …
That’s a VC, three DCMs,
MC, Croix de Guerre,
Belgian Militaire and the best soldier in the Leicestershire Regt amongst them
Also these chaps -
All from Hinckley …
That’s a VC, three DCMs,
MC, Croix de Guerre,
Belgian Militaire and the best soldier in the Leicestershire Regt amongst them
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“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
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At a loose end tomorrow? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz myself and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email [email protected] for zoom logins
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
At a loose end tomorrow? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz myself and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email [email protected] for zoom logins
At a loose end tomorrow? Our book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email [email protected] for zoom logins
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
At a loose end tomorrow? Our book club is back for winter. From 8pm UK you can quiz @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social all about Ring of Fire! Email [email protected] for zoom logins
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#otd 1914 HMS Bulwark exploded at her moorings on the River Medway killing most of her crew.
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The loss of Bulwark
On the 26th November 1914 a Midshipman on HMS Agamemnon, stationed in the Medway estuary, recorded in his diary:
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November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#otd 1914 HMS Bulwark exploded at her moorings on the River Medway killing most of her crew.
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open.substack.com/pub/jerijero...
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100 years ago on 26th November 1925 James Anderson MC DFC, a Great War ace, was killed in a flying accident in Wiltshire.
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Join us on this one off trip and you get both myself and @peterhart.bsky.social as guides, as well as the mighty Richard Van Emden on his first ever tour! This is one campaign through the eyes of the individuals on the ground who fought it. @istoriatravel.bsky.social www.istoriatravel.org/somme
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us on this one off trip and you get both myself and @peterhart.bsky.social as guides, as well as the mighty Richard Van Emden on his first ever tour! This is one campaign through the eyes of the individuals on the ground who fought it. @istoriatravel.bsky.social www.istoriatravel.org/somme
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Able Seaman Henry Cullimore, of Cromhall, Gloucestershire, drowned in Budapest while serving on H.M. Motor Launch 434. He is one of only four Great War servicemen buried in Hungary. His remains were moved to their current location in 1958.
📍Budapest War Cemetery 🇭🇺
📍Budapest War Cemetery 🇭🇺
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Able Seaman Henry Cullimore, of Cromhall, Gloucestershire, drowned in Budapest while serving on H.M. Motor Launch 434. He is one of only four Great War servicemen buried in Hungary. His remains were moved to their current location in 1958.
📍Budapest War Cemetery 🇭🇺
📍Budapest War Cemetery 🇭🇺
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Hey Folks,
New episode is live!
“Bicycling My Grandfather’s WW1 Journey” - A Discussion with Brett Hawkes
Cape Ann, MA resident Brett Hawkes comes on the podcast to discuss his long bicycle trips through France, where he followed in his Doughboy grandfather’s WW1 footsteps.
New episode is live!
“Bicycling My Grandfather’s WW1 Journey” - A Discussion with Brett Hawkes
Cape Ann, MA resident Brett Hawkes comes on the podcast to discuss his long bicycle trips through France, where he followed in his Doughboy grandfather’s WW1 footsteps.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hey Folks,
New episode is live!
“Bicycling My Grandfather’s WW1 Journey” - A Discussion with Brett Hawkes
Cape Ann, MA resident Brett Hawkes comes on the podcast to discuss his long bicycle trips through France, where he followed in his Doughboy grandfather’s WW1 footsteps.
New episode is live!
“Bicycling My Grandfather’s WW1 Journey” - A Discussion with Brett Hawkes
Cape Ann, MA resident Brett Hawkes comes on the podcast to discuss his long bicycle trips through France, where he followed in his Doughboy grandfather’s WW1 footsteps.
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Visited Tate Britain on Sunday to see the excellent Lee Miller exhibition and spotted some First World War paintings in another gallery by official war artists.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Visited Tate Britain on Sunday to see the excellent Lee Miller exhibition and spotted some First World War paintings in another gallery by official war artists.
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Huzzah!
The nights have drawn in and our virtual pub opens its doors again this week! Members are invited to join us for convivial #WW1 chat and inevitable chuckles from 8pm on Friday 28th November (UK time) Appropriate link will be emailed to all members 24 hours before 🎉 🥂
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Huzzah!
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On this day in 1918 William Hinnells was buried at Salthouse church; thousands of miles from his daughter who he'd only known for a few weeks before he left to go to war
A Soldiers Heart: The tale of William Hinnells
A battle of a different kind
farmboysandpioneers.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
On this day in 1918 William Hinnells was buried at Salthouse church; thousands of miles from his daughter who he'd only known for a few weeks before he left to go to war
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A piece of #WW1 French satire that packs a punch! Entitled “Merry Widows” it was produced by Breda. Part of the @labnf.bsky.social collection.
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A piece of #WW1 French satire that packs a punch! Entitled “Merry Widows” it was produced by Breda. Part of the @labnf.bsky.social collection.
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The nights have drawn in and our virtual pub opens its doors again this week! Members are invited to join us for convivial #WW1 chat and inevitable chuckles from 8pm on Friday 28th November (UK time) Appropriate link will be emailed to all members 24 hours before 🎉 🥂
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The nights have drawn in and our virtual pub opens its doors again this week! Members are invited to join us for convivial #WW1 chat and inevitable chuckles from 8pm on Friday 28th November (UK time) Appropriate link will be emailed to all members 24 hours before 🎉 🥂
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Our annual online course begins on 8th February! For six cold, dark Sunday afternoons you can bypass the winter blues and immerse yourself in the history of the Gallipoli campaign with experts from across the globe…
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our annual online course begins on 8th February! For six cold, dark Sunday afternoons you can bypass the winter blues and immerse yourself in the history of the Gallipoli campaign with experts from across the globe…
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John Shiwak was an Inuk soldier with the Newfoundland Regiment (later Royal Newfoundland Regiment).
Considered one of the best snipers of the war, he never made it back home.
This is his story.
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Considered one of the best snipers of the war, he never made it back home.
This is his story.
🧵 1/6
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
John Shiwak was an Inuk soldier with the Newfoundland Regiment (later Royal Newfoundland Regiment).
Considered one of the best snipers of the war, he never made it back home.
This is his story.
🧵 1/6
Considered one of the best snipers of the war, he never made it back home.
This is his story.
🧵 1/6
A piece of #WW1 French satire that packs a punch! Entitled “Merry Widows” it was produced by Breda. Part of the @labnf.bsky.social collection.
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A piece of #WW1 French satire that packs a punch! Entitled “Merry Widows” it was produced by Breda. Part of the @labnf.bsky.social collection.