German WWI Soldier’s Wallet Returning to Surviving Family
After almost a century, the wallet formerly belonging to German WWI soldier Herman Karl Ernst Musold will be returned to the surviving members of his…
British Jews In The First World War: Spirit Of The Maccabees
It was 1916 when Florence Oppenheimer was working as a hospital nurse in Cairo. Before that, she used to take care of wounded servicemen, on…
Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Camp Discovered in Jordan
Almost a full century following the desert expedition of Thomas Edward Lawrence, an officer of intelligence for Britain during WWI who came to be known…
English Expressions Conceived in The Great War
According to Kate Wild who is the senior assistant editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the Great War or WWI brought about varied slang in…
WWI Allied Officers Feared Stray Dog and Cats Could Be Spies
In preparation for the WWI centenary this month, the National Archives are releasing new documentation, one of which suggests a dog and two cats may…
SAILOR IN THE DESERT – The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign 1915 – Review by Mark Barnes
Phil Gunn followed his father into the Royal Navy in 1911 as a boy seaman and retired holding the rank of captain at the end…
WORLD WAR I – The Definitive Visual Guide from Sarajevo to Versailles – Review by Mark Barnes
The Great War coffee table book contest takes another turn with this whopper from Dorling Kindersley. When my son was a youngster he had a huge…
Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War
Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…
Misdirection in WWI The Timber Tommies
During the First World War, there was one troop of British forces that particularly stood out from the others. These troops were not known for…
FOKKER FODDER – The Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c – Review by Mark Barnes
Last week it was Spitfires and this time out we have the humble BE2c. You couldn’t get two more different aeroplanes if you tried and…
An Act of Kindness Might Have Denied A German WWI Soldier a War Grave
The German soldier who had killed another man, fulfilled that man’s dying wish. The wish was for a photograph that he was found holding to…
Scrapbook of Pressed Foliage from WWI to Go Under the Hammer
A mysterious scrapbook filled with pressed poppies and other foliage said to be sent by a WWI soldier to his girlfriend has come to light…