Who Goes There? Army Service Corps Sergeants
Not every First World War photo or piece of ephemera can be linked to a specific individual or event but if shared a story may emerge at a later date. […]
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Jakealoo
Staff Sergeant “Jack” from the 50th Battalion CEF
I have a new mystery to unravel and it involves a Staff Sergeant from the 50th Battalion CEF. Identifying”Jack” should have been relatively straight-forward but this has proven not to […]
Punch up
Punch, the London-based satirical magazine, published some wonderful cartoons during the First World War, including this water-logged trench sketch that appeared in the Jan. 31st 1917 issue. The period advertisements […]
William Harrison Liddell – Reg. No. 418355
Today marks the 97th anniversary of the end of the Somme offensive and I thought it fitting to post a story about William Harrison Liddell. In a previous article I […]
“The World War” Lantern Slides
In 1915 London-based W. Butcher & Sons Ltd produced a set of 80 Lantern Slides called “The World War” as part of their Primus Lantern Lecture series. The slides were divided into […]
Valentine Remembered
Today’s post features a simple tribute to a soldier from the First World War. I’ve been researching Valentine Stewart Hitchcock for well over a year and his story will be […]
In Flanders Fields
I began school in 1970 and one of my most vivid memories is of the reciting of “In Flanders Fields” on every November 11th. John McCrae’s poem, along with the […]
Lt. William Lea Cook & Lt.-Col. Charles Benson Worsnop
Photo: City of Vancouver Archives, Ref: AM54-S4-: VLP 76.9 The St. Helens Roll of Honour website have created a tribute page to St. Helens born Lieutenant William Lea Cook. Cook died […]
The Mysterious Uncle Mat – Part 3
Matt Liddell The second candidate for the Mysterious Uncle Mat is Durham-born Matthew Liddell. He was born to Matthew and Isabella (nee Pickles) Liddell on July 6, 1896 and, like […]
Contact Form issues
I just discovered and corrected a problem with the contact form on my blog. My sincere apologies to anyone who may have attempted to contact me via this form and did not receive a reply. Blog Sergeant Jakealoo has received a severe reprimand and has been confined to barracks until […]
Doing Our Bit 