Scottish Memorials on The First World War Western Front, Part Six: The Glasgow Highlanders Cairn and The Cameron Highlanders Memorial at High Wood on The Somme
Bringing to a conclusion the account of memorials to Scottish units and soldiers I visited whilst cycling the full length of the First World Western Front with a companion in the summer of 2011.
Scottish Memorials on The First World War Western Front, Part Five: The Longueval Piper Memorial on The Somme
Continuing the account of memorials to Scottish units and soldiers I visited whilst cycling the full length of the First World Western Front with a companion in the summer of 2011.
Scottish Memorials on The First World War Western Front, Part Four: The 51st Highland Division Cross at Newfoundland Park on The Somme
Continuing the account of memorials to Scottish units and soldiers I visited whilst cycling the full length of the First World Western Front with a companion in the summer of 2011.
Scottish Memorials on The First World War Western Front, Part Three: The 51st Highland Division Memorial at Newfoundland Park on The Somme
Continuing the account of memorials to Scottish units and soldiers I visited whilst cycling the full length of the First World Western Front with a companion in the summer of 2011.
Canary Girls: The Chilwell, Silvertown, and Other Explosions
From Deadlier than the Male: More Prisoners of Eternity.
Respectfully Major I Refuse!
An insight into WW1 trench war.
Why Did The Battle of The Somme Failed to Achieve British Objectives?
A brief exploration of the reasons for the failure of the Battle of the Somme to achieve British objectives.
The Battle of Somme
There were many reasons why the battle of the Somme “failed”. Below is a summary of the main reasons so many lives were lost and the simple mistakes which killed them.
Battle of Fromelles – July 1916
This is a battle I had never heard of, but it’s one that should rightfully take its place in our history annals. I suspect the main reason for this is that, at the time, the Battle of the Somme was taking place but nontheless, it was particularly bloody, not just for the British but for their Australian comrades.
Phantoms of the Great War
At last, in that grey winter of 1918, the guns in France and Flanders fell silent and an eerie stillness dwelt on the battlefields where the dead lay unburied in sodden trenches…
