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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been reading the dramatically entitled Hired to Kill Some Chapters of an Autobiography by John Morris. I was struck by this description of waiting to head to the Western Front as a private before subsequent commission and transfer to the Indian Army:

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 3d

With a talk on the Indian experience on Gallipoli & the Western Front next month and a chapter to write on Australian/Indian cooperation during the Great War due next year, there is a synergy to the books I’ve taken out of the cupboard this evening!

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 3d

Being a historian without an office means every so often I have to pull the banana boxes out of the cupboard, find the books I need & put away those I’ve done with.
It’s quite laborious!
But often results in me rediscovering a lot of titles I forgot I owned!

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 6d

Enjoyed my day back at my old stomping ground @salforduni.bsky.social

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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 Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 11d

I am really pleased to have been asked back to my old stomping ground to give a paper next week.
3 years at Salford as an undergraduate and 4 as a lecturer, it is the place where I grew as a person and historian.

New lectures revealed for 25th anniversary of Contemporary Military History at Salford

A further series of special lectures will take place at the University of Salford over the coming months as we continue to mark 25 years of our groundbreaking BA Contemporary Military and Internationa...

www.salford.ac.uk

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Paul Cheney @halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social · 14d

Anybody in the Stevenage area have available an accessible room or studio flat to rent?

My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through.

Thanks

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 14d

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‘Likely to make good soldiers’: mobilizing Britain’s criminal population during the First World War

Abstract. During the First World War Britain’s criminals were mobilized in much the same way as the rest of society. Courts allowed defendants to avoid pri

academic.oup.com

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 14d

A quick search throws up a few bits and pieces on prisons and prisoners during the First World War, but not much, if anyone has any suggestions I’d be grateful.

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 14d

The day job got me thinking about the history of prisons, especially during the Great War. So I thought I’d do some secondary reading
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 24d

In fairness the eldest will love it, might have to leave Mrs P and youngest at Eurocamp!

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 25d

Holiday booked for May next year to Normandy. The poor family don’t realise how much history they are going to be dragged around!

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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 6

We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.

The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.

Where will our grant take you?

See website for full details 👇🏻

www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...

#Fwwhist #phdchat

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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 Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Sep 6

We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.

The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.

Where will our grant take you?

See website for full details 👇🏻

www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...

#Fwwhist #phdchat

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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 Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Aug 7

A wonderful few hours today at @sosmuseum.bsky.social for Teddy and me!

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Gosling Press @goslingpress.bsky.social · Aug 7

Cecil Allansons Gallipoli Diary originally published in 1916 without much editing so is a good indication of the thoughts of the Commander of 1/6 Gurkhas. If you would like a copy go to goslingpress.co.uk/store/pageid...

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Aug 7

On Monday the kids and me spent the day at @natmemarb.bsky.social
They got to do the Stick Man trail, I got to check out lots of memorials that relate to my research.

Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Jul 29

There is a publisher I used to admire greatly for making good military history affordable. More recently however, a lot of what they are producing lacks quality and more often than not lacks engagement with modern scholarship.

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Jun 20

I’m off to a local historical society this evening to talk about warfare in the age of Victoria.
The heat today will nicely replicate the conditions in the Sudan for the audience!

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Jun 8

So tomorrow I re-enter the world of full-time work. I’ve loved my two and a half years as a stay at home dad and working part-time but the time has come to try something new.
So tomorrow is my first day with HM Prison and Probation Service!

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · May 24

Thanks to the kids needing paper for drawing, I’ve come across a notebook full of notes relating to research I carried out on enemy aliens in India during #fww, maybe something to come back to at some point.

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks Ben, I’ll look him up.
I bought myself Stormcrow, however my wife says I can’t take a hardback on holiday as suitcase space is tight. I’ve had to read it before we go, such a hardship!
Nearly finished, really enjoying it, it’s fantastic!

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