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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 20h

And the podcast is coming soon!

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Visit to soggy Yorkshire Air Museum on Friday. Lots of interesting exhibits and some great Cold War era stuff. Well wroth a visit.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 5d

Tidy

Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 7d

Ep369 – Army Pay Services – Dr John Black
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16d

Type 23 Frigate F82 HMS Somerset visiting Belfast over the weekend.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 18d

Out yesterday with German guests from the MSC Preziosa. We did the titanic experience and a city tour including the peace wall.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 21d

Cameron Telch, a Phd student @ Mount Saint Vincent Uni, discusses the underrepresentation of shell shock in Canadian war museums. His research challenges prevailing narratives and raises important questions about how shell shock is remembered in public history. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...

Ep368 – Shellshock in Canadian Museums – Cameron Telch – The Kensingtons Blog

kensingtons.org.uk

Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 22d

It was great; we had a great chat and it was very enlightening. Pod out in early new year!

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Dave Griffiths @blincodave.bsky.social · 22d

I enjoyed recording a 'Mentioned in Dispatches' podcast this morning with @kensingtons.bsky.social for the Western Front Association on my book 'The Guards 1915-17: An Elite Division at War'. It should be available in the New Year. Meanwhile, an ebook version has been released today by Helion

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 29d

The WFA is offering grants of up to £2,500 to support PhD researchers in advancing original First World War studies. Applications close on Monday 1 December 2025. Info: tinyurl.com/2ue2582h @primeadam.bsky.social @profgsheffield.bsky.social

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Sep 4

Less than 2 months until the Gallipoli Association/WFA joint conference:
Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915

I’m really excited to be speaking alongside some stellar historians!
#fwwhist

www.westernfrontassociation.com/events/coura...

Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915 | The Western Front Association

www.westernfrontassociation.com

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Sep 3

This autumn I’ll be teaching OLE3039: The Social History of Belfast and its Residents, 1798–1914 at Queen’s University Belfast. Across 10 weekly sessions (Wednesdays, 7.00–9.00 pm, starting 1 October 2025)
👉https://tinyurl.com/2dvu368v

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Sep 2

In the latest ep of the WFA’s Mentioned in Dispatches pod @profgsheffield.bsky.social compares & contrasts the experience of the London Territorial Force in the 1st and 2nd WW. This talk was part of the London Pride Conf held in June 2024. Listen here tinyurl.com/5frhubwa or on your chosen platform.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Sep 2

Belfast Lough at 5.30 this morning!

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Aug 29

Chirk Castle in Denbighshire was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer as part of Edward I’s border defences. It is one of the few Edwardian castles still inhabited today.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Aug 28

Chirk War Memorial, designed by Eric Gill and unveiled in 1920, stands at the east end of Station Avenue in Chirk, Wrexham. Commissioned by Thomas Scott-Ellis, it commemorates the fallen of both World Wars and was designated Grade II* in 1998.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Aug 25

Birkenhead War Memorial, stands in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, opposite the Town Hall. The memorial was designed by Lionel Budden, and the sculptor was H. Tyson Smith. Unveiled in 1925 by Lieutenant-General Sir Richard H. K. Butler.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Aug 8

At the end of Jul25, the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod hit 751,410 d/loads since Feb17. I’ve hosted 379 eps many aspects of the GW. I’ve spoken to a heavy metal band about songs inspired by WW1 to academics about widows. It has been a great journey to date: onward! Listen kensingtons.org.uk

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ep365 – Honouring the Fallen Through ‘The Last Post’
On this week’s episode of the WFA's podcast Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Brad Ulrich, trumpet performer, educator & FWW historian, joins the podcast to discuss his musical tribute to the fallen. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 28

If you fancy listening to Dominiek talking about this, I interviewed him in 2023 on this book. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep32...

Ep326 – The British West Indies Regt in the GW – Dr Dominiek Dendooven – The Kensingtons Blog

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 22

This looks interesting! Happy to do a podcast for the Western Front Assoc's pod Mentioned in Dispatches that I host, DM me.

Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 22

I came across a fascinating and little-known wartime book titled Fear in Battle (1944) by psych John Dollard. Issued during the SSW, this report offers a remarkably honest & psychologically insightful look into how soldiers experience & manage fear in combat. kensingtons.org.uk/understandin...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 19

24th Park Run. More tortoise than hare but I made it round.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 19

If you fancy doing a interview for the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches with me, DM me. Looks an interesting book.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ep364 – Boredom in Salonika – Dr Jake Gasson explores the distinct psychological challenges faced by the men of the 60th (2/2nd London) Division while serving in Salonika between December 1916 and June 1917. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36... or via your favourite platform.

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