Earlier this month Ancestry.com made the “UK, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929″ database available online. Those of you who subscribe to Ancestry.co.uk or have “World” memberships with other Ancestry […]
Someone on my Christmas list this year received a unique gift, several hours of research and a report on their relatives’ First World War sacrifice. They’ve kindly allowed me to share […]
My great-grandfather was one of 1400 Canadian soldiers taken prisoner in April 1915 during the 2nd Battle of Ypres. He survived the war but disappeared in 1920 and as such […]
This is the eighth in a series of articles highlighting the experiences of Private John Denholm of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) during the First World War. Articles will be published on the 100th anniversary of each event […]
I was unaware of the story behind this unusual postcard when I purchased it at an antiques fair last fall however my research has uncovered an interesting tale. The photo shows […]
As the new year gets underway I wanted to take a moment to thank all my visitors for their support, especially those who took the time to contact me in […]
I’d like to wish all my readers and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please take a moment to count your blessings and to spare a thought […]
If a battered artefact such as this could speak I wonder what stories it would tell? I like to think this early trench newspaper was carried around in the haversack of a […]
Artist James Prinsep Beadle produced three wonderful Christmas cards for the 7th Division BEF during the First World War. The 1917 postcard pictured above was sent by Thomas Harold Chapman, […]
This is the seventh in a series of articles highlighting the experiences of Private John Denholm of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) during the First World War. Articles will be published on the 100th anniversary of each event […]
