Who Goes There? The 7th Battalion Royal Scots
UPDATE: please see the comments section for feedback regarding the names of soldiers shown in these photos. A year ago I picked up three wonderful real photo postcards of men […]
Who Goes There? Young British Cadets
Who are these young men in uniform? The detail in this 4″x5.75″ photograph is excellent however I cannot make out the cap badges they are wearing. The photo is mounted […]
Pte Joseph Labreche – 139th Northumberland Overseas Battalion
The recent passing of my uncle has led to the discovery of a 1920’s photograph album that once belonged to my grandmother, Jean Paulin. Much to my surprise it contained […]
Who Goes There? Gun Crew No. 4 RNA
This 4″ x 3″ Carte Postale is a puzzler but one that I suspect someone out there will be able to solve. Written on the front are the words “Sole […]
Who Goes There? With My Best Pal
One of my favourite real photo postcards and a wonderful example of the strong friendships forged during the First World War. I have no idea who these soldiers are but […]
Who Goes There? All aboard for the Western Front
Unfortunately there is nothing written on the back of this real photo postcard to identify the train station or the regiment these soldiers belonged to. The cap badge worn by […]
Who Goes There? No. 2 Coy Mountain Battery RGA
Underneath one of these jaunty caps can be found Gunner Clark of the No. 2 Company Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. While some Mountain Batteries served in India some spent […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Doing Our Bit 