FOXTON (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD, Leicestershire. This double headstone commemorates a father and his son, who are buried together. Lucy Brown wife and mother must have been heartbroken.

Inside the church at Neuve Chapelle, check it out when you’re there. Couple of small CWGC cemeteries close by too.

Dream PhD opportunity! We are recruiting another doctoral researcher in our @erc.europa.eu synergy project BLOCKADE - this one is on interwar blockades and sanctions. 4 years, fully funded at @uvahumanities.bsky.social and supervised by the amazing and super kind @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social

📢 🧵 This year the International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social is hosting a conference in the University of Macedonia! If you can't attend in person, you can still take a look at the work that has been published in First World War Studies by some of this week's speakers.

St Patrick’s cemetery CWGC: French, German and British side by side. Now at eternal rest, RIP

Loos before and during the Battle of Loos, including some German photos

… Pte. Brown had his arm shattered, but continued on through an intense barrage until he arrived at the close support lines and found an officer. He was so spent that he fell down the dugout steps, but retained consciousness long enough to hand over his message…. He was 19 yrs old!

“…he carried on a tremendous fight with the advancing enemy. Although under intense barrage fire and mortally wounded, he stood on the parapet of the trench, bombed the enemy continuously and directed the defence in such a manner as to infuse a spirit of utmost resistance into his men…”

Major-General Wing Commander of 12th Division. One of four Division Commanders killed during the Battle of Loos 1915. A shell exploded, killing him and his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant C. C. Tower. Wing was 54 and is buried at Noeux-les-Mines Communal

My recent podcast on the Battle of Loos. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Remembering those who fell at the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Loos. London Irish Rifles Association playing.

Iconic views from the viewing tower at Dud Corner. Two VCs buried here, with a number of other VCs remembered on the walls. Beautiful piping by the London Irish Rifles Association whilst there.

Dud Corner so named after the amount of dud shells found there. Over 20,000 casualties remembered on the walls mostly from the Battle of Loos, including Brigadier General Tom Nickalls, 63 Brigade who was KIA by shell fire.

Inside the church at Neuve Chapelle. Well worth visiting. Close by there is a cafe and fritterie.

The wonderful Portuguese Memorial at La Couture. They too have a huge cemetery at Neuve Chapelle.

The Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle. The Indians made a huge contribution to the First World War. Not least 11 Victoria Crosses. They arrived in the nick of time in 1914 to save the BEF from destruction

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Incredible day at the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Loos

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has published new tutorial videos focusing on searching BBIH and using BBIH to research the histories of race and ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+, emotions, social class, and health.

Loughborough’s historic Carillon Tower has re-opened its doors to following approx £110,000 of improvements. These include new displays of The Great War, the history of the Carillon Tower and pay tribute to those from Leicestershire who served in the armed forces.

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Loughborough’s historic Carillon Tower has re-opened its doors to following approx £110,000 of improvements. These include new displays of The Great War, the history of the Carillon Tower and pay tribute to those from Leicestershire who served in the armed forces.

Museum of Cambridge are looking for a #Disability Heritage Research Volunteer, to work remotely, creating histories of people with disabilities in Cambridgeshire. www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Here she is!

On 10 September 1915 the 8th Lincoln’s would disembark on French soil. A number of trying night marches would see them heading towards their first ever assault at Loos They, and the General Reserves, would be in for a torrid time.

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

Seventeen-year-old Émilienne Moreau. The deadly teenage heroine who earned military honours from two nations: robertstjohnsmith.com/post/2025-09... #FirstWorldWar #Loos #FWW #ww1 #Heroine

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

First World War Studies is very happy to finally have arrived on Bluesky! please follow for news on our publications and activities

The newly discovered tombs are believed to date back to the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period.

Not the Western Front Conference 2025 Speakers include Taff Gillingham "What, No Wool?" Active Service in Khaki Drill beyond the Western Front Saturday 25th October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. buff.ly/4g8JKqq

The final resting place of Major-General CG Blackader

Major-General Charles Blackader very highly regarded by all whose who knew him, including Haig. Leicester Cathedral, Tigers Chapel. Buried in London with his daughter.

Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians

Leading the Immortals is now available. Read about the defence of Anzac by the Ottoman 57th Regiment. Finally a chance to learn about this Gallipoli action from the other side. The Hardback costs £28 including postage in the UK. details www.trybooking.com/uk/EZXE or from Amazon

A row of headstones belonging to Polish airmen of 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight who were killed on an SOE drop to supply the Polish Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising. 📍Budapest War Cemetery 🇭🇺

Our final article by George Hay & John Burke from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission provides a new estimate for the number of soldiers and carriers raised from across East Africa who died in British imperial service during the East Africa campaign of the FWW. 6/7

A 3rd article, by Andrew Willett, challenges the depiction of the Indian National Army as either having played a central military role in India’s independence struggle or as an irrelevance in the fighting in Asia after 1942 & considers the impact of the British response to the perceived threat. 3/7

William Morris’s article sheds new light on British preparations for a possible invasion in 1940 while David Capps-Tunwell, David G. Passmore & Stephan Harrison look in detail at a single SAS intelligence gathering operation during the Normandy campaign in 1944. 2/7

The new issue of the BJMH is now online at journals.gold.ac.uk/bjmh/ As always Open Access and free to all! Appropriately in the 80th anniversary of VE & VJ day we have 3 articles on the SWW. 1/7

24th August 1914. First units of Indian Expeditionary Force “A” leave India for France under the command of General Sir James Willcocks. They would arrive in France on the 30th September and were immediately moved into the Ypres Salient.

A heads up for the next issue of the BJMH! To be published online next Tuesday, 26 August this is a regular issue with topics from the American Revolution to Normandy in 1944 via East Africa in the FWW. As always, Open Access and free to all at journals.gold.ac.uk/bjmh/

Just seen my first ad for Christmas 2025, O goodness me.

today I am loving the UN Geneva Archives platform which hosts the complete League of Nations archives, digitised, entirely free some archive digitisation programs are very clunky & hard to use, this is immaculate & has an incredibly user friendly interface + excellent metadata

Study what interests you kids. It may not make you rich, but you'll do better and learn more and enjoy it more and, in the process, have a more fulfilling life.

For those of us over at Loos for 110th anniversary- please note. 25 September 2025 at 10:30hrs - A burial service for a number of soldiers. This service will take place at Loos British Cemetery Extension.

We're currently recruiting an Apprentice Archivist in my brigade at IWM. It's a great role that will work across our Documents collection, a treasure trove of stories and secrets. If you're interested in forging a career as an archivist, this could be for you: share.google/3s2r85OOjAdb...

16th August #otd in 1819 - 15 people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester. This violent attack by the authorities on working people demanding political representation became known as the Peterloo Massacre.

The Spar in Ypres as you approach Lille Gate was open the other week Wayne