WW1 Inverclyde @InverclydeWW1
A Twitter account set up to honour those of Inverclyde who served in WW1 focus 1/5 A&SH, Anson RND, 3 Highland Howitzers & Clyde RGA. Tweets by VPGillen inverclydeww1.org Greenock Joined November 2013-
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A few Greenock references in the new runaway slaves database @RunawaySlavesGB runaways.gla.ac.uk #greenock #inverclyde Greenocks' fortunes based on trade with West Indies
We've had a fantastic afternoon at Inverclyde Heritage Hub hearing from Diane Watters and Vincent Gillen on #housing #histories. With many thanks to all who came and to @Inver_Archives for hosting this event.
#otd 1918 Remembering Pte John Murray Johnston, 2/4th Royal Fusiliers, bit.ly/2Jd1CFt died while prisoner of war. #inverclyde #ww1
28/5/1918 Remembering Pte James McCue, 8th Black Watch, bit.ly/2JfWtw4 'inverclyde #ww1
A seaman carries a young injured Norwegian girl ashore from HMS Onslaught after docking at Gourock, Scotland, 27 February 1945. The girl had suffered two broken arms.
#otd 1918 Remembering Sgt Robert McKeeman, 2nd Duke of Cambridge's own, bit.ly/2xhHQUx #ww1 #inverclyde
#otd 1918 Remembering Lt Allan Bertram Smith, 8th Argylls, bit.ly/2siwYzV #ww1 #inverclyde One of my favourite photographs.
#otd 1918 Remembering Pte Duncan Caulfield, RAMC, bit.ly/2IS4OCN #ww1 #inverclyde
26/5/1918 Remembering Pte Alexander Baird, 5th Cameron Highlanders, bit.ly/2LyIUWQ #ww1 #inverclyde
26/5/1918 Remembering 2nd Engineer Dugald McFadyen, SS Princess Royal, bit.ly/2xh4Y5p #ww1 #inverclyde
26/5/1918 Remembering Pte James S Leitch, 16th HLI, bit.ly/2sbV546 #inverclyde #ww1
#otd 1918 Remembering William Logan Sinclair, RFA, bit.ly/2sdjtCv #ww1 #inverclyde
#otd 1918 Remembering Lt Henry Eyre O'Hara, RAF, bit.ly/2sc6qAo #ww1 #inverclyde #RAF100
PLEASE CONSIDER RT @InverclydeWW1 We are offering all ages a chance to be creative about #WW1 Away from the Western Front, remembering those who served in campaigns such as Balkans, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Africa - short story/poetry competition goo.gl/Noie9Z
#otd 1918 Remembering Pte Alexander Sim, 7th Gordon Highlanders, bit.ly/2x7swtj #ww1 #inverclyde
#otd 1918 Remembering Pte John Nicholson, 1st Garrison Cameronians, bit.ly/2J1pTht #ww1 #inverclyde
#otd 1918 #5argylls Officers start to get UK Leave - for the first time in 3 years. #ww1 #inverclyde
#otd 1918 Remembering Gnr James Brennan., RFA. My own grandfather, Peter Mallon was in the same Brigade and met his mother after the war outside The Empire and gave her details of his death. bit.ly/2kaPq9T #ww1 #inverclyde,
20/5/1918 Remembering Cpl Benjamin Boyles, 1st Life Guards, bit.ly/2rXSJWd #ww1 #inverclyde
New #cwgc stone at Greenock Cemetery. Edward Parker, died at Warrington Hospital. Son of Richard & Mary, 25 Lyle St. @IainGAnderson #ww1 #inverclyde
Nicolai Eberholst (Pi.. @PikeGrey1418
26K Followers 3K Following Danish military historian/80s Metalhead. Focus: WWI (Austria-Hungary, Central Powers, Eastern Front, Denmark/Danes) @GreatWarGroup trustee. Rep: @watsonlittle.
Taff @Taff_Gillingham
12K Followers 3K Following Military historian specialising in the British and Commonwealth soldier, 1899-1960. Military historical adviser for film, television and theatre.
Commonwealth War Grav.. @CWGC
60K Followers 9K Following Our mission is to ensure those who died in service, or as a result of conflict, are commemorated so that they, and the human cost of war, are remembered forever
Discover Inverclyde @discinverclyde
4K Followers 773 Following From Quarriers Village to Wemyss Bay. Discover our fantastic scenery and heritage. #DiscoverInverclyde #VisitScotland #RespectProtectEnjoy #ScotlandIsCalling
Inverclyde Council @inverclyde
20K Followers 2K Following Delivering public services for Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow, Quarrier’s Village and Wemyss Bay. Re-tweets & tags aren't endorsements.
Peter Doyle @ProfPeterDoyle
20K Followers 2K Following Geologist and military historian of twentieth century conflict, Great War in particular. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
St John's Primary @StJohnsPG
3K Followers 1K Following Learning and growing together, through faith, hard work and love, to go safely on our way.
Derek Robertson 🇺�.. @HawickRemember
2K Followers 1K Following Compiler of 'Hawick & District and the Great War 1914 - 1918'. WW1 and general history geek. My mother died of #MND so I fully support finding a cure.
Nader Habash @nader_habash
3K Followers 5K Following sculptor living in Ramleh as a temporary resident
Tony Pollard @ProfTonyPollard
16K Followers 4K Following Prof of Conflict History & Archaeology. University of Glasgow. Some TV stuff & Novelist (Rep: United Agents). Tweets in a personal capacity. Also @WarDiaryF82
Cartsburn Publishing @cartsburnbooks
569 Followers 371 Following Inverclyde Local & Social History. Local books for local people......
Iain McMullen - Footb.. @IainMcMullen
7K Followers 700 Following Writer. Historian. Battlefields. Football. Research etc etc etc.
Chris Baker @1418research
6K Followers 866 Following I was born in Birmingham, but I was made in the King's Head in Lichfield.
Great War Huts @GreatWarHuts
6K Followers 3K Following Part of a groundbreaking First World War visitor centre; Great War Huts is a heritage project preserving a number of original First World War Barrack Huts.
PRH191418 @QMGS191418
3K Followers 2K Following Queen Mary's Grammar School 1914-18, Chipping Campden 1914-18, Weston-sub-edge 1914-18 and Aston-sub-edge 1914-18
Inverclyde Heritage N.. @InverclydeHN
1K Followers 129 Following Inverclyde Heritage Network is a community non-profit which aims to provide a central exchange for all groups interested in the heritage of Inverclyde
Greenock West & Cardw.. @GWestCBayCC
870 Followers 292 Following We act as a voice for local residents in finding out their views and taking any necessary action. [email protected]
John Duncan @Newbattleatwar
3K Followers 1K Following Grandad 😊Webmaster of Newbattle at War. Committed to preserving the memory of the local men and women who served their country in two World Wars.
Stephen McCabe @CllrSMcCabe
4K Followers 2K Following Labour Councillor representing Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Quarrier's Village. Leader of Inverclyde Council Labour Group. Proud to be Scottish and British.
James Taub @TaubHistory
4K Followers 1K Following Historian with a focus on #WW1 and military history. Associate Curator @AmRevMuseum. @UofGWarstudies MLitt. All views are my own
Kathryn Lajoie @KathryLaj
59 Followers 5K Following
Lisandra Sundborg @LisandrSundbo
41 Followers 5K Following
Arlene Butrick @ArlenButric
54 Followers 5K Following
Fanny Penberthy @FPenberthy21604
51 Followers 5K Following
Alice Gamer @AlicGamer
48 Followers 5K Following
Myrtis Meyerhoffer @MMeyerhoff92327
74 Followers 5K Following
Bertie Rubottom @BertieRubo15050
14 Followers 3K Following
Inverkip War Memorial @InverkipWM
21 Followers 61 Following A project researching the 29 men on the Inverkip War Memorial and telling their stories
canis @canis2575
37 Followers 89 Following
72 ??? @SheyyabRashed
0 Followers 23 Following with merciless resistance against the universal poisoners of all people the international jew. (A.H)
At Risk War Memorials.. @ARWMP
390 Followers 672 Following We are the Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project. We work to protect and preserve at risk war memorials for future generations.
49F Greenock Royal Ai.. @49f_aircadets
53 Followers 221 Following 49F (MacRoberts Reply) Squadron has been at Inverclyde’s heart since 1941 never wavering in developing young people and nurturing a spirit of adventure.
Bob Bennett @Dastardly_Mutt
119 Followers 330 Following History bore & Sheffield Wednesday fan. Independent Company #513.
Military History @milhistblog1
163 Followers 44 Following
The Quartermaster’s.. @qmfootlocker
33 Followers 184 Following Print on demand and vintage militaria
Morag McGowan @moragrobertson2
143 Followers 875 Following I want independence🏴🏴back in EU, rid of trident, a cleaner world. Not asking for much 🏴 oh and Celtic for the league ☘️☘️
Dumfries and Galloway.. @dumgalaviation
1K Followers 526 Following Home of the Loch Doon #Spitfire, a completely volunteer run museum in #dumfries SW Scotland For more about us including opening times please visit our website.⬇
MC_Comms @MC_Comms
318 Followers 1K Following Adventurer, award winning filmmaker, a bit of history and Charlton Athletic.
Iolaire20 @iolaire20
168 Followers 2K Following
William Bennett @Bennett2316
79 Followers 1K Following History nerd, reenactor,Historian. Loves traveling seeing National/State Parks, hunter, fisherman, Transverse Myletits Warrior.Christian and Married
36ulster-division @36ulsterD
2K Followers 4K Following Keen WW1 enthusiast specifically relating to the 36th Ulster Division. Any documents or photos of relatives, please email [email protected]
John C Pickett @JohnCPickett3
29 Followers 2K Following Scottish 🏴 Lodge Greenock St Johns No 175 🤝Ex,Capt 14th.Greenock.Boys Brigade ⚓️ Unsuccessful Bowler at Ardgowan Bowling Club 🏆 Retired Plumber 🚽
Home Instead Invercly.. @HI_Greenock_NA
38 Followers 82 Following Providing high quality home care services and minimum 1 hour visits to older people throughout Inverclyde and North Ayrshire. Call us on 01475 603 860
1st July 1916 Officer.. @July1st1916
3K Followers 5K Following 1st July 1916 Officer Roll of Honour with over 850 photos of the Fallen officers. 385 A4 pages hardback. DM me for more information. ISBN-13 : 978-0957299832
Poppies Reunited @poppiesreunited
925 Followers 4K Following Sharing the stories of the #Somme100 and #Passchendaele100 heroes with the closest living relatives #WW1.
Stevie @Steve1Big
899 Followers 3K Following Glasgow Rangers ❤️⚪️💙 Family 👨👧👦Football ⚽️Cars 🏎Music 🎶 #WeAre
Dr Rich Willis @willisRM73
858 Followers 589 Following Interests: #2ndMarne 1918: THE turning point of the Great War, Machine Gun Corps. French Xe Armée & Charles Mangin. Proud Yorkshireman. Views my own.
Greenwood Moreland In.. @GM_Brokers
768 Followers 3K Following Greenwood Moreland Insurance Brokers are an independent Insurance Broker with branches in Hamilton and Greenock.
Police Remembrance Tr.. @PoliceTrust
189 Followers 339 Following Police Remembrance Trust. Remembering our fallen Police colleagues who lost their lives as a result of war. Facebook - Police Remembrance Trust.
Spot On Locations @SpotOnLocations
11K Followers 5K Following WW1, WW2, Scotland - the history, places, but mostly people's stories
Gallipoli Association @Gallipoli100
5K Followers 1K Following Gallipoli Association aims: to advance education, encourage & facilitate study of the Campaign, keep alive its memory & ensure all who served are not forgotten
Port Glasgow West CC @PGWCC
415 Followers 187 Following Port Glasgow West Community Council represents the views of the people of West Port Glasgow through interaction.
K @KazBazz62
520 Followers 2K Following WFA member, The Great War Group member, CWGC Eyes on,Hands on volunteer, widow, 4 children, Nana to 4 Grandchildren
EliZabeth @Zazzy_100
212 Followers 3K Following TV/movies, documentaries, wee bit sci fi. Fender guitar. Bit of modern art. Science. EU. Wee gay. Scottish.
Clyde.Scot Events & A.. @TideOnClyde
353 Followers 1K Following Connecting & celebrating the West of Scotland's Great River. Events & attractions throughout the tidal River & Firth of Clyde region.
The Glasgow Academy A.. @TGAArchive
414 Followers 287 Following Access to The Glasgow Academy Archive is available by appointment. For any enquiries, please get in touch at: [email protected]
Lil Angel, Lil Devil @Lenoir_leblanc
1K Followers 5K Following Lover of books, music, movies. She/her. Queer, bisexual. Aspiring writer, historian in training. Multiple degrees. Mama to Roscoe and Nightfury @new_mexico_cats
View@clock @Viewclock1
17 Followers 29 Following fun family friendly Bar serving Seafood and Grills at the Cloch Caravan Park Gourock
Jon Sandison @JonLerwick
2K Followers 3K Following History Teacher in Lerwick. MA Military History, Researcher and attempted Historian. Interest in WW1 & WW2 Shetland heritage and stories. CWGC Volunteer Guide.
Hasan Ali Mahrebel @hmahrebel
37 Followers 5K Following
Paul Reed @sommecourt
53K Followers 868 Following Military Historian, Author, Battlefield Guide: specialising in the First World War & #WW2. On your TV sometimes. Host of the #WW1 podcast @OldFrontLinePod. 🇫🇷
Taff @Taff_Gillingham
12K Followers 3K Following Military historian specialising in the British and Commonwealth soldier, 1899-1960. Military historical adviser for film, television and theatre.
Commonwealth War Grav.. @CWGC
60K Followers 9K Following Our mission is to ensure those who died in service, or as a result of conflict, are commemorated so that they, and the human cost of war, are remembered forever
Discover Inverclyde @discinverclyde
4K Followers 773 Following From Quarriers Village to Wemyss Bay. Discover our fantastic scenery and heritage. #DiscoverInverclyde #VisitScotland #RespectProtectEnjoy #ScotlandIsCalling
Inverclyde Council @inverclyde
20K Followers 2K Following Delivering public services for Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow, Quarrier’s Village and Wemyss Bay. Re-tweets & tags aren't endorsements.
Peter Doyle @ProfPeterDoyle
20K Followers 2K Following Geologist and military historian of twentieth century conflict, Great War in particular. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Ronnie Cowan MP @ronniecowan
14K Followers 771 Following @theSNP Member of Parliament for Inverclyde @HouseofCommons Email:[email protected]
ScotlandsPeople @ScotlandsPeople
11K Followers 2K Following With over 100 million records, the ScotlandsPeople website is one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information.
St John's Primary @StJohnsPG
3K Followers 1K Following Learning and growing together, through faith, hard work and love, to go safely on our way.
Derek Robertson 🇺�.. @HawickRemember
2K Followers 1K Following Compiler of 'Hawick & District and the Great War 1914 - 1918'. WW1 and general history geek. My mother died of #MND so I fully support finding a cure.
Nader Habash @nader_habash
3K Followers 5K Following sculptor living in Ramleh as a temporary resident
Gary Sheffield @ProfGSheffield
14K Followers 2K Following Prof. Military historian. Husband/father/grandfather. President WFA. Christian. Rejoiner. Gooner. Labour. All opinions=just mine. RTs don't=endorsement.
Tony Pollard @ProfTonyPollard
16K Followers 4K Following Prof of Conflict History & Archaeology. University of Glasgow. Some TV stuff & Novelist (Rep: United Agents). Tweets in a personal capacity. Also @WarDiaryF82
Saint Stephen's High .. @StStephensHS
4K Followers 535 Following Official Tweets from Saint Stephen’s High School.
Cartsburn Publishing @cartsburnbooks
569 Followers 371 Following Inverclyde Local & Social History. Local books for local people......
Iain McMullen - Footb.. @IainMcMullen
7K Followers 700 Following Writer. Historian. Battlefields. Football. Research etc etc etc.
NorthLan Heritage @NL_Heritage
4K Followers 1K Following Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
Steve Smith 🇪🇺 .. @stevesmith1944
2K Followers 2K Following Accredited battlefield guide, trainer & published author, works for @Sophie_1WWTours & @AdaptableTravel co-owner of https://t.co/ogDqNzlXqf
River Clyde Homes @rivclydehomes
2K Followers 402 Following Inverclyde based housing association, managing c.6100 properties. Contact our team at: [email protected] or call us on 0800 013 2196
Chris Baker @1418research
6K Followers 866 Following I was born in Birmingham, but I was made in the King's Head in Lichfield.
Society of Antiquarie.. @socantscot
13K Followers 1K Following The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland promotes and pursues the study of the antiquities and history of Scotland. See also @ScARFHub and @DigItScotland
The Statistical Accou.. @statacc
606 Followers 416 Following Fascinating 18th- and 19th-century Scottish parish reports. We tweet news about our service and all things #ScottishHistory.
Jeanette Castle @JeanetteCastle
4K Followers 4K Following UWS University Librarian, Historian, PhD student. Hon. VP + Past President of CILIPS. Scottish Public Library Strategy Chair. Retweets do not mean agreement.
Lynelle Howson 🇪�.. @lmhowson
836 Followers 401 Following Historian at https://t.co/D00aEj3Kf5. (She/her). All views my own. West London Massive. 🇿🇦🇿🇼🇦🇺
Scotland's Sounds @ScotlandsSounds
2K Followers 604 Following Working together to preserve and share Scotland’s audio heritage. Co-ordinated by the National Library of Scotland. #saveoursounds
RCSEd Library & Archi.. @RCSEdArchive
12K Followers 1K Following News & collection highlights from the Library & Archive at Surgeons' Hall/Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. For Museum follow @surgeonshall #histmed
Historia – the HWA @HistoriaHWA
8K Followers 954 Following Historia Magazine is written and edited by members of the Historical Writers’ Association.
Lorraine @Wolf_Q4
766 Followers 999 Following Personal acct views my own | Archivist | Historian | Former Board @PS_Journal @InverclydeHN | Past @UofGInfoStudies | STEM | Taphophile | 17th C Witch Trials
The Engine Shed @HESEngineShed
7K Followers 1K Following Scotland's Building Conservation Centre. Part of @histenvscot Account managed Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm. House Rules: https://t.co/YxybvKzOH2
Morag Macpherson @moragmacp
2K Followers 4K Following Creativity, culture, communities, co-production & connection. Views are personal. @momacp.bsky.social
Janice Archives @janice_archives
737 Followers 1K Following East Dunbartonshire archivist. All views my own unless RTs.
Bodmin Keep @BodminKeep
2K Followers 2K Following Explore. Discover. Remember. Stories of ordinary men & women living through extraordinary times. #BodminKeep bringing Cornwall's rich military history to life.
Ardgowan Distillery @ArdgowanWhisky
4K Followers 988 Following Award-winning independent #whisky from Inverclyde on the path to #carbonnegative.
Paul Hamilton @_PaulHamilton
4K Followers 2K Following Teaching Fellow (History Education) | @MorayHouse | @EdinburghUni | Academic Coordinator (Placements & Partnerships) | @MemoryRevisit | #EdPGDE
NZ Division Diary @NZDIV_Diary
76 Followers 110 Following Real-time extracts from the New Zealand Division HQ Unit Diary, Western Front, 1918 by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga. #WW100
Sir William Orpen @SirWilliamOrpen
3K Followers 2K Following Sir William Orpen, A Family Legacy Exhibition at Farmleigh Hse. Gallery, Phoenix Park. 15 Mar - 25 Aug 2024.
Sarah Wearne @sarah_wearne
1K Followers 947 Following Interested in history of everything, esp. WW1. Curating @WWInscriptions author Epitaphs of the Great War The Somme, Passchendaele & Last 100 Days
Girvan & District Gre.. @GADGWP
390 Followers 542 Following Researching the WW1 and WW2 Fallen of Girvan and surrounding villages. Helping others where we can. Official CWGC EOHO Volunteers. All views are mine. Ritchie
Forgotten Heroes 14 -.. @FHF1419
5K Followers 251 Following The book " The Unknown Fallen" https://t.co/zn7FA8E640.
Western Approaches HQ @WestApproaches
9K Followers 3K Following Secret WW2 Bunker in Liverpool that masterminded the Battle of the Atlantic. Open all year round. A @big_heritage initiative.
Frederick Taylor @fredvallier
2K Followers 3K Following Historian of 20th century Germany. Publications include DRESDEN and THE BERLIN WALL. Also takes dog for long walks and grows vegetables. FRHistS.
Gali Jaffe (She/Her)�.. @TheOnionGoddess
16K Followers 5K Following Trans Woman Archaeologist. Researching #Gender in #Archaeology. Also my transition & some suggestive photos. #Archaeology_Online #Body_Positive 🌈⚧️🏳️⚧️🏺🧘☕
Library and Archives .. @LibraryArchives
67K Followers 502 Following Library and Archives Canada preserves your documentary heritage. Terms and conditions: https://t.co/NOwHeSuwC1 En Français : @BiblioArchives
Maritime Museum @ns_mma
11K Followers 1K Following Visit & explore Nova Scotia's maritime heritage on Halifax's beautiful waterfront! Sun. - Sat. 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Tues. free community nights, 5 pm to 8 pm!
Nova Scotia Archives @NS_Archives
36K Followers 3K Following Nova Scotia Archives acquires, preserves, and makes available the province's documentary heritage.
Roger Litwiller -🇨.. @RLitwiller
10K Followers 7K Following Official Twitter page of Roger Litwiller -historian/lecturer of Canada’s Maritime & Naval heritage. Author of several books. Follow for daily history posts.
Missing Merchant @missingmerchant
3K Followers 3K Following Investigating WWII British Merchant Navy Missing. Ministry of War Transport Casualty and Death Lists entries. Tweet source http://t.co/Kw3mihF1gr
🪦𝕮𝖊𝖒𝖊�.. @CemeteryClub
11K Followers 2K Following Cemeteries are museums of people! By public historian @SheldonKGoodman (he/him). ⚰️ 🏛💀 🏳️🌈
Arandora Star @AS75YRS
164 Followers 119 Following The Arandora Star London Memorial Trust commemorates the tragedy of the Arandora Star and WW2 internment within the UK.
Ship Index.org @ShipIndex
3K Followers 160 Following I'm a guide to nearly 3.4 million ship names and the resources that mention them. I'm especially useful to maritime historians and genealogists.
Arctic Convoy Museum @InfoRACM
2K Followers 417 Following Working hard to create an Arctic Convoy Museum as a lasting legacy to the brave men who took part in the WWII Arctic Convoys. #ConvoysRemembered
Tyne & Wear Archives @TWArchives
13K Followers 2K Following Archives for Tyne & Wear, covering Newcastle, Gateshead, N Tyneside, S Tyneside & Sunderland. A few of us tweet.
Empire Attendant @EmpireAttendant
259 Followers 112 Following Interest in Merchant Shipping losses WW1 and WW2, Maritime and Military gravestone inscriptions. Extensive library of books on the Merchant Navy 1939-1945
Bedfordshire at War @BedsAtWar
391 Followers 138 Following Bedfordshire and Luton Archive Service looks back at the First World War
BEMIS @bemis_scotland
4K Followers 1K Following Empowering Scotland's Ethnic & Cultural Minority communities on the protected basis of colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin. Solidarity and Empathy
Sandra Gittins @ypreswoman
2K Followers 1K Following 🇺🇦Passionate about the Railways on the Western Front in the First World War. WW1 Great Western & Great Eastern Railway Magazine tweets 🚂🇪🇺
Mark Green @VCGCOnline
589 Followers 824 Following I run a website called https://t.co/D7k59Urln9 which commemorates the recipients of the Victoria Cross, George Cross and US Medal of Honor.
Memory Revisited @MemoryRevisit
331 Followers 189 Following
Juliette Desplat @JMDesplat
1K Followers 1K Following Head of International & External Affairs @UKNatArchives. Middle East specialist & all things archaeological. Views my own.
🌟DigHill80.com @DigHill80
8K Followers 6K Following An internationally crowdfunded WW1 archaeology project about education, peace & reconciliation. Join us in Ypres on 10th December https://t.co/W9eoGlHmtO
Early Bird 🇺🇦 @EarlyBirds11
573 Followers 1K Following Currently writing a book about the early days of aviation at Hendon, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
SwindonintheGreatWar @SwindonGreatWar
1K Followers 2K Following Remembering the GWR town and its people in the Great War
WW1 Research Ireland @MNugentResearch
2K Followers 787 Following WW1 Historian Michael Nugent - with a focus on researching servicemen who fought in WW1 http://t.co/NyiptjiwZo
Berks Biscuit Boys @rbrbiscuits
1K Followers 488 Following The Berkshire Biscuit Boys. Research into the History of the 2/4th #RoyalBerkshireRegiment #2/4RBR Stories, photos & Bill Hobbs Soldier 1914-20 & wider family
WW1 Worcestershire @WW1Worcs
848 Followers 57 Following HLF funded project to commemorate the impact of the First World War on Worcestershire
Rutland Remembers @WW1Rutlanders
1K Followers 957 Following To celebrate the lives and remember the sacrifice of all Rutlanders who died in the First World War. Our aim is to visit every grave and memorial 2014-2018
Shropshire WW1 @ShropsWW1
1K Followers 1K Following Remembering all men and women of Shropshire who died in WW1 in a Roll of Honour and by weekly services on the 100th anniversary of their death
Lancashire Police in .. @LancsPolWW1
950 Followers 416 Following Remembering the men of @LancsPolice, and its constituent forces, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War, 1914 - 1918.
Glad you enjoyed the event Kristin! And an early morning wander through the Necropolis is a great way to start your day. There’s a @GlasgowCC Necropolis trail you can download online.
Fascinating lecture by @Wolf_Q4 on the witch ‘epidemic’ in Glasgow. Really balanced and insightful consideration of the emergence of witch mania and its decline. Particularly liked the inclusion of the rise of the medical profession in exacerbating the hysteria! 👻🔮
A few Greenock references in the new runaway slaves database @RunawaySlavesGB runaways.gla.ac.uk #greenock #inverclyde Greenocks' fortunes based on trade with West Indies
We've had a fantastic afternoon at Inverclyde Heritage Hub hearing from Diane Watters and Vincent Gillen on #housing #histories. With many thanks to all who came and to @Inver_Archives for hosting this event.
A seaman carries a young injured Norwegian girl ashore from HMS Onslaught after docking at Gourock, Scotland, 27 February 1945. The girl had suffered two broken arms.
@ProfGSheffield Very true, walking the battlefields is a must to develop understanding - spent a day at Krithia Nullah earlier this month - terrain a factor that cannot be ignored for 2nd & 3rd Krithia defeats
A local sign writer designed this logo for us and we are over the moon with it. @CWGC @WestScotRem @Remembered2018 @shroudsofsomme @InverclydeWW1 @GlasgowUniWW1 @TradeMemorial @S_M_R_G @pgkepfidra @AHAllardyce @IWM_Centenary
PLEASE CONSIDER RT @InverclydeWW1 We are offering all ages a chance to be creative about #WW1 Away from the Western Front, remembering those who served in campaigns such as Balkans, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Africa - short story/poetry competition goo.gl/Noie9Z
Secret history of Glasgow's tall ship the Glenlee revealed heraldscotland.com/news/16242684.…
beautiful plaque St Etienne Cathedral ,Meaux, FR, commemorating “ 1 million dead of the BritishEmpire”. #WW1 #BritishEmpire @ww1nyc @RealTimeWWI @TheWWImuseum @k72ndst @InverclydeWW1 @IWM_Centenary @WW1CC @IndiaHistorypic @CanadasMilHist @WelshMemorials
#ArchiveZ 'K is for Kincaids' Kincaids were a marine engineering company in Greenock. This image from WW1 shows women working on tubing condensers for steam engines in Arthur Street Works. The John G Kincaid & Co collection is held at @GC_Archives
The aerial perspective today over newly exposed trenches, Hunter Weston Hill, Helles #Gallipoli @SteveJChambers @Rory1418
We have decided to have a stall at a local fair where people can “Adopt a Stone for a Soldier”. This will ensure that no man is forgotten. They will be given information from many sources including @CWGC information. @WestScotRem @InverclydeWW1 @samuseums
@InverclydeWW1 @bhltours @Rory1418 Yep. Hill 138 became Hunter-Weston Hill after the landing
Remembering Ernest Murray 9th Cameronians died of wounds #OTD 1918 after holding back German Spring Offensive Operation Georgette at Kemmel. Ypres survived. bridgeofweirmemorial.co.uk/profile-murray… @ScotlandGW100 @S_M_R_G @InverclydeWW1 @IWM_Centenary
6/7th May 1941 #greenockblitz #ww2 #lestweforget #inverclyde
Frost-bitten Allied soldiers lying on straw in shelters constructed of biscuit boxes (Huntley & Palmer) at a store dump at Sulva, Gallipoli, after the frost at the end of November 1915. facebook.com/ww1incolour/ph…
So some local commemoration, but overall in UK people (and it seems Army & government) think Gallipoli = Australia (+ perhaps NZ). x.com/profgsheffield…
Indeed! 52nd Div’s appalling experience at Helles is still remembered in Scottish Borders. x.com/tormey_history…
#OnThisDay 1915, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, British, Irish, Newfoundland and French troops landed at the Gallipoli Peninsular south of Constantinople. The ANZAC forces landed on the North Eastern part while the other troops landed on the southern tip.
#GUremembers with @UniStrathclyde Private Archibald Jack, who studied at both institutions before qualifying as a teacher. He served as a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders before his death #OTD 1918 universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-biography/…
Folliwing on from our previous post, George Logan's poem "The blue-bells of dear old Scotland" was published in @greenocktele on 6 Nov 1916 "... the blue-bells of dear old Scotland, are falling like autumn leaves.." #WW1 #poetry #Mackintosh150
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