Western Front Association @TheWFA
The WFA promotes an interest in the people, campaigns, events and aftermath on all fronts of the #WW1. Friendly and constructive discussion is encouraged. westernfrontassociation.com International Organisation Joined April 2009-
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Join us this tonight for a fascinating presentation by Phil Watson on: 'Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance' . On 7 September 1914, the 9th Lancers conducted the last lance versus lance charge on the Western Front. Join us > bit.ly/44iHb0K #WW1 #GreatWar #WW1History
29 April 1919 fighting broke out in Winchester when a number of British West Indian soldiers took offence at the racist behaviour towards one of their number by a an American. One man was injured. Reports in the local Hampshire press went national > bit.ly/3nxq1ah #WW1
Men of the Australian 1st Divisional Signal Company ANZAC forces on 25 April 1915 as they are towed towards Anzac Cove. #WW1 #Gallipoli #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research
Have you had a look yet? What’s your favourite topic when it comes to the Great War? Try searching the recently digitised ‘World War’ for ‘lancers’ for example #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research #20thCenturyHistory bit.ly/4440CKI
Women’s football has a long history. From #WW1 to the present day, battles have been fought and lost, fought and won. In this article John Black tells the history >bit.ly/4aLXyW8 #WomensFootballUK #HerFootballStory #History #UKWomensFootballHistory
Join us at @NAM_London on 22 May for an evening event which celebrates women's football in the British Army, from Pay Roll Clerks in #WW1 to the present day. Details online > bit.ly/3xR8TFN @Armyfa1888 @wlv_uni #WW1 #WomensFootballUK #UKWomensFootballHistory
In this transcribed Dispatches Podcast, the late Rob Thompson discusses his interest in #WW1 and logistics. He focuses on the events at Messines and Third Ypres in 1917, as well as the Somme and the retreat to the Hindenburg Line. Listen here > bit.ly/3e6FKZu #WW1History
It’s our first #HuttedHistories talk of 2024 on Wednesday evening this week! Caroline Drew will be telling us about how the Zeppelin and Gotha air raids affected the civilian population. Do come along if you can! For details & tickets: rb.gy/akn5b3 @Carolin22478581
It’s our first #HuttedHistories talk of 2024 on Wednesday evening this week! Caroline Drew will be telling us about how the Zeppelin and Gotha air raids affected the civilian population. Do come along if you can! For details & tickets: rb.gy/akn5b3 @Carolin22478581
The Red Baron was killed in action on 21st April 1918 and buried the next day. ‘The Red Air Fighter’ about the exploits of Manfred Von Richthofen was originally published in Germany in 1917,. Our review > bit.ly/3jRTQze #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #20thCenturyHistory
As part of our commitment to make historical magazines once more available to members of The Western Front Association, we are delighted to announce a brand new 'part work' is now available to WFA members on our 'Searchable Magazine Archive' > bit.ly/4440CKI #WW1History
The Labyrinth was a maze of trenches at the southern end of the Vimy Ridge, north east of the villages of Anzin and Maroeuil. From 11 March to 28 April 1916 it was ‘home’ to the 6 Seaford Highlanders. This is their story > bit.ly/3szhBAl #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar
On 22 September 1914 three Royal Navy cruisers were torpedoed in the North Sea. The following is a first hand account of a heartbreaking story of a sea “black with drowning men” > youtu.be/sE0YUMaYenU?si… #WW1 #NavalHistory #Uboat #NavalWarfare
“A book of ’extraordinary zest and power’ said Cyril Falls of Ernst Jünger’s ‘Storm of Steel’. What are your thoughts? Our review bit.ly/3nf87tJ #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research #20thCenturyHistory #GermanHistory
William Holland, born in Bombay and educated in England, joined the Transvaal Scottish Regiment in 1911 and was later killed at Arras, April 12, 1917. #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research #20thCenturyHistory #NeverForget #AncestryResearch
Out Now! The March edition of Stand To! is here (apologies for the slight delay). Get ready for an exciting read. Check out the editor's introduction and contents on the website. #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research #20thCenturyHistory
If you’d like to understand the experience of African-American soldiers, musicians, stevedores and labourers in #WW1 as part of the AEF then these books reviewed on our website will help. #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackHistory #BlackSoldiers #WW1History #MilitaryHistory
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. 🇫🇷
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
Dr Peter Caddick-Adam.. @militaryhistori
72K Followers 69K Following Welcome to Planet Caddick: wordsmith & war professor; NATO historian; ex-reserve officer; 9 books; defence journalist @TheCriticMag/@BBC/@SkyNews
Tim Thurlow @TrenchTrotter
7K Followers 587 Following Passionate about the Great War. Battlefield Guide. Walking the western front battlefields. Collector of WW1 militaria. Leeds United fan. Egyptology.
Dan Hill @DanHillHistory
35K Followers 2K Following Professional Military Historian & Battlefield Guide. Bad boxer, worse cyclist. Leading https://t.co/4U3fkLL34t https://t.co/F3BJQ3LZbY
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.
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.
Alexandra Churchill �.. @churchill_alex
47K Followers 2K Following FRHistS Historian @hack_history @greatwargroup @IstoriaTravel @WomenDoHistory Reps: @ITG_Ltd @watsonlittle #CFC Alpina ad Honorem
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
Footsteps of the fall.. @footsteps_pod
3K Followers 698 Following Reflections on 35 years of studying the Great War - podcast out every other Sunday Podcasts: https://t.co/PsrI4YDyrl.
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.
Doug @colour_history
26K Followers 4K Following Colourisation of Black & White Images. https://t.co/nD97tanMD6 https://t.co/OEithuheMp… #BHAFC
Jeremy Banning @jbanningww1
9K Followers 947 Following WW1 military historian. Bespoke battlefield tours. For tours by bike see @cyclingthefront. WW1 school education. Cyclist.
Beth Moore @HistoryandMoore
9K Followers 816 Following Historian and battlefield guide @AngliaTours/@greatwargroup/@istoriatravel. History blogger at https://t.co/OTgOZZr43T. @WBA. Disney and sweet treat Lover.
315e RI @Ri315e
6K Followers 555 Following Follow my daily tweets and follow in the footsteps of my Gt Grandfather and other 315e RI soldiers 1914-1917 ⚔️ #frontlinefriday #fridaybookday
Old Front Line Podcas.. @OldFrontLinePod
6K Followers 61 Following The #OldFrontLine #podcast comes to you from @sommecourt : together we explore the history & travel the battlefields of the Great War.
David Blanchard @Blanch6144
2K Followers 294 Following Author ‘Aisne 1918' published July 2015. Tour guide. MPhil - Kent and Durham University graduate.
WW1cemeteries.com @ww1cemeteries
5K Followers 372 Following A photographic guide to the cemeteries and memorials of the Great War. Older sibling of @ww2cemeteries. Not interested in your political views, thanks.
Stephen Chambers @SteveJChambers
6K Followers 982 Following Author, Military Historian & Battlefield Guide - Trustee of The Gallipoli Association. Fascinated by 19th & 20th century British military history
Andy Lock 🌻 @bigandylock
4K Followers 2K Following London-based Suffolk boy. History / @UniofSuffolk / Rugby / Wildlife / PhD ongoing. @GreatWarGroup / @Hack_History @Blackheath_1858 Bandit.
Ray @RJSBlacktiger
21 Followers 40 Following
Sem Aarten @semaarten
124 Followers 1K Following
Ragged Centre @raggedcentre
108 Followers 541 Following
MadsenbyHansen @MadsenbyHansen
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mapsandantiqueprints @antiquemapsuk
233 Followers 280 Following Antique map, print and picture framing gallery near Museum of London Docklands. The most interesting shop at Canary Wharf Tower Hamlets. East London. E14 4AS
Полтер @gricenk11
666 Followers 4K Following
Baron Andy Of Sealand @IDiedInHell
566 Followers 412 Following "It’s the simple things in life we should cherish, because life moves way too fast for our short lives.” Kurt Vonnegut
John Boden @Avro255
27 Followers 31 Following
Marnie Jenkins @mar4923
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Jose Fernandez @JoseFernan21301
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orionoffelt @orionoffelt
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Patricia Newman @mrsnewman1981
3 Followers 51 Following
Ade Beaufoy @AdeBeaufoy
20 Followers 248 Following Kellie , Laila Dog , Blues , History Obsessive that's all.
Jen Kurstjens @Kurssebaum
971 Followers 3K Following iets met ICT beheer en boeken/ drie dochters/ fietser op strava/ heeft iets met geschiedenis
Flynn @flynnatwar
4 Followers 33 Following French amateur searcher, fascinated by the Great War and genealogy #ww1 #1GM 🇨🇵🇬🇧🇪🇸 - from Limoges (87)
Sathish @Sathish71211582
252 Followers 5K Following
john wilson @Goslingpress
411 Followers 397 Following Gosling Press is a small publisher specialising in books about the First World War. We have a special interest in campaigns away from the Western Front
Ahmed Kalel @ahmed_kale22378
1 Followers 59 Following
Blue ‘Trane @TheBlueTrane
2K Followers 419 Following "Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't” 🙏🙏🏾🐾
Paul McFarlane @McFarlane73
50 Followers 448 Following
dattie barnard @dattieb
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NC @NicoleCutler
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The Warwickshire Lad @TheWarwickLad
0 Followers 59 Following Bringing the British soldier of the past to life!
Mr.Blasphemy 🤘💀.. @Devoured_Soul_
64 Followers 679 Following
Mike Barron 💙🗿�.. @mgbgt57
678 Followers 2K Following Leftie, getting angrier with the injustice I see everywhere. PWT2D. Slow cyclist. QPR fan. Now an Italian resident after Brexit stole my FOM.
PS MARY MUTHONI HSC @psmuthoni
96 Followers 536 Following
geoffrey Muir @Geoffmuir2
0 Followers 17 Following
Mark Fletcher @nstanfletch73
354 Followers 915 Following Football (MUFC), Cricket, Japan & History. Not necessarily in that order and are my views and not those of HM Slade Prison.
M @MLTW1968
26 Followers 107 Following
Lyn_Asiana Travel @lynnguyen121
7 Followers 116 Following Asiana Travel 👉 Local DMC: Vietnam 🇻🇳 Laos 🇱🇦 Cambodia 🇰🇭 Myanmar 🇲🇲 Thailand 🇹🇭 📧 [email protected]
Mikey @Barneyboy1970
542 Followers 1K Following
Grumpy Old Gringx @draketail
117 Followers 373 Following I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Salonika Secrets @Salonikasecrets
48 Followers 91 Following A WW1 podcast telling stories about the forgotten First World War battlefields of the Salonika Campaign. Hosted by @LuckyLoader15
Angus Spence 💻 �.. @lunanhead
1K Followers 2K Following principles matter |fairness matters |morality matters |esports fan 🎮|ProjectManagement Pro (Rtd) 🤵 | EV's |RN Veteran | Renewables| Humour 😊| Writer
Сергей Поно.. @Sergej956
332 Followers 5K Following
Tolerans @Mescilerii
411 Followers 1K Following Savaşlar - Devlet-i Ali Osman-i - Türkler - Din Felsefesi - Roma - Antika - Efemera - Bolu Tarihi- Mesciler 🇹🇷
Lisa Thurston🔬🐾.. @LisaT22
71 Followers 232 Following Beer drinker, hill walker, midnight cheese nibbler, collies are the best - be more Collie #ToriesOUT
gayle lee @gayledlyonslee
2 Followers 52 Following
Pete Cannon @coffeewithcats
336 Followers 431 Following Cat dad, runner, coffee professional, operations wizard.
DownhillFast @Whitneys316
1K Followers 6K Following God, Family, Country! A dash of American kindness, sarcasm and fun. Truth is absolute! Jesus is King of Kings. Turn off the TV. MSM is the enemy of freedom!
Chris Eagle @hilleyfield
326 Followers 3K 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. 🇫🇷
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
Dan Hill @DanHillHistory
35K Followers 2K Following Professional Military Historian & Battlefield Guide. Bad boxer, worse cyclist. Leading https://t.co/4U3fkLL34t https://t.co/F3BJQ3LZbY
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.
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.
Alexandra Churchill �.. @churchill_alex
47K Followers 2K Following FRHistS Historian @hack_history @greatwargroup @IstoriaTravel @WomenDoHistory Reps: @ITG_Ltd @watsonlittle #CFC Alpina ad Honorem
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
Footsteps of the fall.. @footsteps_pod
3K Followers 698 Following Reflections on 35 years of studying the Great War - podcast out every other Sunday Podcasts: https://t.co/PsrI4YDyrl.
Doug @colour_history
26K Followers 4K Following Colourisation of Black & White Images. https://t.co/nD97tanMD6 https://t.co/OEithuheMp… #BHAFC
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.
315e RI @Ri315e
6K Followers 555 Following Follow my daily tweets and follow in the footsteps of my Gt Grandfather and other 315e RI soldiers 1914-1917 ⚔️ #frontlinefriday #fridaybookday
Old Front Line Podcas.. @OldFrontLinePod
6K Followers 61 Following The #OldFrontLine #podcast comes to you from @sommecourt : together we explore the history & travel the battlefields of the Great War.
David Blanchard @Blanch6144
2K Followers 294 Following Author ‘Aisne 1918' published July 2015. Tour guide. MPhil - Kent and Durham University graduate.
WW1cemeteries.com @ww1cemeteries
5K Followers 372 Following A photographic guide to the cemeteries and memorials of the Great War. Older sibling of @ww2cemeteries. Not interested in your political views, thanks.
Stephen Chambers @SteveJChambers
6K Followers 982 Following Author, Military Historian & Battlefield Guide - Trustee of The Gallipoli Association. Fascinated by 19th & 20th century British military history
Flanders Fields @FlandersWW1
11K Followers 283 Following The official page from @VisitFlanders to commemorate World War One in Flanders. Use #FlandersFields to share your photos.
Simon Verdegem @SimonVerdegem
10K Followers 2K Following Battlefield archaeologist, WW1 archaeology - works for @BAACVlaanderen - co-founder @skylarcs - head archaeologist @DigHill80
Ian Pegg @cluelesspegg
8K Followers 4K Following History is our education. Music our soul. War #history my passion. Researching/Writing a book on Army Royal Army Chaplains in World War 2. Sometime guitarist
Tales From The Battle.. @TerryWhenham
3K Followers 4K Following Volunteer fundraiser for ABF The Soldiers Charity; CWGC Volunteer; Battlefield guide. Podcast https://t.co/8MkJZjEuUJ All views are my own.
University of Wolverh.. @wlv_uni
38K Followers 1K Following Welcome to the University of Wolverhampton's official Twitter page. For student support, please visit: https://t.co/0zTZEf2m74
Army FA @Armyfa1888
5K Followers 371 Following The official Twitter account of the Army FA. The Soldiers Game serving the Army throughout the world. On Instagram too-- armyfa1888
Salonika Secrets @Salonikasecrets
48 Followers 91 Following A WW1 podcast telling stories about the forgotten First World War battlefields of the Salonika Campaign. Hosted by @LuckyLoader15
Project Hawick @projecthawick
4K Followers 2K Following Are you #proHawick? 💚 Discover a whole new side to Hawick and the Scottish Borders | Also ➡️ @proGlasgow2016 @proDunfermline | 📧 [email protected]
Uni of Greenwich @UniofGreenwich
31K Followers 2K Following Celebrating diversity. Creating opportunity. Delivering impact. #EducationWithoutBoundaries.
Chris Sams ⚓️ @jerijerod14
8K Followers 4K Following World War 1 & 2 Naval historian, also likes RAF bombers & Luftwaffe 1935-45. working on British pre-dreadnoughts 1890-16. does @hack_history stuff.
Chris Ayres @cjayres11
2K Followers 3K Following Military history geek | West Ham | #Chefontour | CWGC Volunteer | All thoughts my own | look at my other account for all things Chef @chris04463247
Oliver Parken @OliverParken
786 Followers 3K Following Associate Editor @TheWarZoneWire https://t.co/tycR17u1gX Brit living on the East Coast. Tips and tricks always welcome, [email protected]. RT/like≠endors.
Erik Westerman @erikwesterman
279 Followers 1K Following Graphic Designer, Current events, history, and amusing things that I find online. 🇪🇺🇧🇪 Views are my own! https://t.co/XgecGlm0PF
Mick Latter - Digital.. @mick_latter
4K Followers 3K Following Social media, digital content strategy/ creation. Military, Commercial, Charity, Government. Photography, video. Veteran. #socialmedia #websites #contentcreator
Military History at B.. @BGUMilitaryHist
477 Followers 366 Following Twitter feed of the Military History Team at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. Tweeting all things warfare from ancient times to the present day.
Union Jack Club @unionjackclub
17K Followers 5K Following Armed Forces club for all serving and veteran enlisted personnel of His Majesty's Armed Forces and families #supportthetroops #RoyalNavy #BritishArmy #RAF
RBLI @RBLI
11K Followers 2K Following Royal British Legion Industries provide #care, support & #employment to Armed Forces #veterans, #disabled people and others with barriers to work.
Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthCgirl
155K Followers 1K Following Professor Emerita. Historian. Broadcaster. Author. Host of @NotJustTudors. Trustee @maryrosemuseum. Rep @knightayton & @plittyc https://t.co/oey8mqzCqM
MOD Veterans UK @VeteransUK_MOD
14K Followers 833 Following Support for veterans and their families (helpline, Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and injury/bereavement compensation scheme payments)
Craig Baird - Canadia.. @CraigBaird
48K Followers 3K Following Settler living on Treaty 6 land. Host of Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin & Canada A Yearly Journey. All part of the Curiouscast Network
Armed Forces Day 🇬.. @ArmedForcesDay
68K Followers 329 Following Armed Forces Day is a chance to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community. Visit the AFD website to find out more.
Dr Andrew Bamford @AndrewBamford10
2K Followers 1K Following Military historian & author. Museums and Heritage Coordinator @armymuseumsuk. Military history; books; spaniels.
Dr. Hedley Malloch @HedleyMalloch
79 Followers 247 Following Chair, Iron Memorial Fund. Author: The Killing of the Iron Twelve. Formerly Professor in the Catholic University of Lille. Western Front Association.
Meghan Adams @Meghan1_Adams
245 Followers 279 Following Historian @AWMemorial. BA (Hons), Australian military history. PhD Candidate at the University of New England. Views my own.
Soldier Magazine @soldiermagazine
23K Followers 1K Following The official magazine of the British Army
VictorianMilitarySoc @BritishSquare
1K Followers 1K Following The Victorian Military Society promotes interest in all aspects of Victorian & Edwardian military history. Tweets by Andrew Smith, Chairman & Journal Editor.
Black History Month 2.. @BhmUK
38K Followers 18K Following Black History 2024 Celebrating Black History Arts and Culture throughout the UK #blackhistorymonth2024 #blackhistorymonth #BeyondOctober
The Western Front Mil.. @WesternfrontMKB
21 Followers 29 Following Welcome to the Milton Keynes branch of the Western Front Association. We come from all walks of life and have a keen interest in The First World War.
Patrick @2XploreTours
439 Followers 317 Following #WW1Battlefield guide & researcher, former paratrooper & instructor
Besthistorybooks @BestHistoBooks
48 Followers 342 Following Reading History for a better understanding of the world
Lost Football Heroes-.. @JefferzWilli
1K Followers 629 Following Football Historian and Author/Researcher-Bolton Wanderers. All things football. Researcher for footballers killed in WW1-British and Irish league clubs.
Andy @AndyAitcheson
3K Followers 933 Following Co-host of THE LOWLANDER PODCAST. Leading the first Peter White; Walking With The Jocks battlefield tour in Autumn 2024. Come join us!
David Littlewood @DCLittlewood
276 Followers 268 Following Another Englishman abroad. Historian and lecturer, focusing on conscription in Britain and New Zealand during the world wars. Opinions my own.
❤️📚Ayse Fennel.. @Lambethwalk2211
284 Followers 288 Following Tudor and Great War historian! Passionate history teacher. Owner of https://t.co/F74NlL9jzv
Burak Gündoğan @bnbgundogan
742 Followers 437 Following Country Manager, Turkey @CWGC - #Gallipoli All views my own
Kent Buffs IC - March.. @KentBuffsIC
155 Followers 146 Following The Twitter (not x we’re old school) home of the Kent Independent Company - The Buffs. Information on meets and events. Kentish Man/Maid/Man of Kent welcome 🫡
Mark Carmichael @KidCarm09
99 Followers 396 Following Admin and Writer for 116th Battalion CEF Facebook Group. Sales Manager/Therapist for Middle-aged Sales Reps.
Neal Russell @NealRussell17
803 Followers 475 Following Cornishman gripped by a fascination of the First and Second World Wars. Endlessly reading the books and visiting the battlefields when I can. Tweeting about it.
Dr Wendy Maddocks🇳.. @dr_wendym_RN
741 Followers 720 Following Nurse/Health researcher/Academic/History/Aromatics/Author: @UCNZ/FHEA/Fellow ICAN, Volunteer CHCH nurses museum & Civil Defence @greatwargroup
Indian Historic Photo.. @IndHisPho
3K Followers 40 Following Explore a captivating collection of rare images from the Indian subcontinent, offering glimpses into our rich history.
Tom @Tommy191418
90 Followers 266 Following History teacher, interests FWW & SWW, researching family history. I'm hoping to connect & chat with like-minded people. New Independent Company member.
Phil Watson @PhilWat23479442
24 Followers 33 Following Assistant Regimental Secretary of The Royal Lancers, amateur historian and author. A product of a military career and @Wolverhampton University
Delaney Beck @DelaneyBeck
50 Followers 122 Following PhD student @UNB_DeptHistory | she/her/elle | First World War, nursing sisters, & war trauma | Iced coffee afficionado and cat enthusiast
Royal Military Academ.. @RMASandhurst
30K Followers 1K Following Official profile for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Serve To Lead. #RMAS #sandhurst #leadership
History and Foreign A.. @RichardLan24
698 Followers 3K Following Interested in various historical periods. Have an MA in International Policy and Diplomacy.
University of Kent @UniKent
57K Followers 958 Following Welcome to The University of Kent’s official Twitter feed 👋 We're ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve.
Away from W Front @aftwf1418
350 Followers 100 Following Away from the Western Front; HLF project completed - educated, explored, commemorated & raised awareness of FWW campaigns outside Europe - tweets by @edmondslyn
Discovering the front.. @Lachouffeke
561 Followers 201 Following Border Collies , France, hobby historian WW I, WW I Forest-cross specialist , Vosges , Argonne. Absolutely hates the sea. Went from the Sea to Kilomètre Zero...
Passchendaele Museum @MMP1917
1K Followers 144 Following Museum | WW I | Slag bij Passendale / Battle of Passchendaele | dugout | loopgraven / trenches | familievriendelijk | family-friendly
The Royal Sussex Regi.. @RylSxRegt
278 Followers 125 Following Compiling a roll of all who served in the Royal Sussex Regiment in the First World War. Also collecting WW1 Medals & Militaria to the Royal Sussex Regiment.
Lyn Macdonald @lynmacdonaldWW1
308 Followers 47 Following First hand experiences from the men and women who survived the WW1. Maintaining the legacy of Lyn Macdonald "the recording angel of the common soldier"
The Military History .. @military_Histry
845 Followers 3K Following Historian, BA in military history, masters in Irish studies. Follow me as I travel explore & research #history. #militaryhistory #American #irishamerican
Glenn Reddiex @glennreddiex
192 Followers 308 Following WW1 history nerd, @GreatWarGroup, postcard collector, pug lover, snack fiend and downright softie for old classic movies
Being a celebration of the indomitable human spirit, Riding in the Zone Rouge (the book what I wrote) is also about the civilians who returned to their ruined towns and villages in 1919. Brace yourselves for incoming posts featuring rubble, old bikes, and the battlefields today.
The backdrop of Gold Beach and Wn37 providing a great stage for @James1940 and @MikeHistorian to talk about Brothers in Arms on the Normandy tour. Good to be working with these guys and @WeAreTripsmiths #Dday #Dday80
It’s our first #HuttedHistories talk of 2024 on Wednesday evening this week! Caroline Drew will be telling us about how the Zeppelin and Gotha air raids affected the civilian population. Do come along if you can! For details & tickets: rb.gy/akn5b3 @Carolin22478581
Our 2024 #HuttedHistories kick off on Wed. 24th April, with @Carolin22478581 ‘War Comes Home; Air Raids of the Great War’ Caroline looks at life during Great War air raids and the stories of some of the civilians killed. Details & tickets: shorturl.at/itwD0 Don’t miss it!
Women’s football has a long history. From #WW1 to the present day, battles have been fought and lost, fought and won. In this article John Black tells the history >bit.ly/4aLXyW8 #WomensFootballUK #HerFootballStory #History #UKWomensFootballHistory
Have you had a look yet? What’s your favourite topic when it comes to the Great War? Try searching the recently digitised ‘World War’ for ‘lancers’ for example #WW1 #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research #20thCenturyHistory bit.ly/4440CKI
Men of the Australian 1st Divisional Signal Company ANZAC forces on 25 April 1915 as they are towed towards Anzac Cove. #WW1 #Gallipoli #WorldWarOne #GreatWar #WW1History #FirstWorldWar #WW1Research
Join us this tonight for a fascinating presentation by Phil Watson on: 'Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance' . On 7 September 1914, the 9th Lancers conducted the last lance versus lance charge on the Western Front. Join us > bit.ly/44iHb0K #WW1 #GreatWar #WW1History
With the blessing of Rob's wife, we’ve commissioned a special 'one-off' magazine, available from The WFA website. It’s 68 pages long and highlights some of Rob's prodigious output, mainly around 'logistics'. bit.ly/3wj8uLK #WW1 #GreatWar #WW1History #WW1Research
29 April 1919 fighting broke out in Winchester when a number of British West Indian soldiers took offence at the racist behaviour towards one of their number by a an American. One man was injured. Reports in the local Hampshire press went national > bit.ly/3nxq1ah #WW1
#AnzacDay2024 Australian Victoria Cross holders arrive in England for the 1956 VC Centenary Celebrations. #lestweforget2024
Further to yesterday’s moan about maps across gutters, this was my not-elegant-but-effective solution for my home-made Atlas of the Italian Front: split the map, put it on a DPS with plenty of space in the gutter, repeat a part of the map on both pages. Not perfect, but readable.
After walking along the coastline and then up Artillery Road, we are now gathering in the warmth of the morning sunshine at Lone Pine CWGC for the Australian service of commemoration. Following on after the Dawn Service at Anzac Cove, it has a very different feel.
It’s the last in our AIR WAR OVER THE SOMME series! We’ve really enjoyed bringing these stories to you! But now it’s THE ENDGAME! Please repost - and thanks for joining us on this dramatic journey! open.spotify.com/episode/6zNdHd…
#LeMBFenChiffres Depuis 2016, le musée est labellisé Qualité Tourisme™. Lors du dernier audit réalisé fin 2023, il a obtenu la note de 𝟗𝟕,𝟔𝟓/100 (92,03/100 en 2018) qui souligne la qualité de l'accueil et des prestations. A quoi correspond le prochain chiffre : 28 ?
Six Victoria Crosses before breakfast is quite the count. A reflection of the courage shown by the Lancashire Fusiliers on this Gallipoli beach #OnThisDay 109 years ago #OTD #History
View from the old Turkish trenches on Tekke Burnu, overlooking W Beach - Lancashire Landing. Here six VCs were awarded for bravery during the morning of 25 April 1915 #Gallipoli #History
On this day, William fisher of the 1st Lancashire fusiliers landed at Gallipoli, he survived but was killed there around 5 weeks later
A week ago I was standing here, trying to capture its scale Douaumont ridge is hard to describe its imposing scale of loss and sadness, with its artillery shell tower or the hilt of a sword thrust into the ground What it is, is a place where ordinary men, did the extraordinary
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