New Ypres League member Kirsten Note joins the podcast to discuss her work as a battlefield archaeologist, where she has assisted the Commonwealth Graves Commission (CWGC) in recovering the remains of fallen soldiers of the Great War.
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WW1 Battlefield Archeology & Recovering the Fallen
Podcast Episode · Battles of the First World War Podcast · September 29 · 41m
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September 30, 2026 at 5:55 AM
A good clear map of military recruitment regions in France in 1914.
Under the Law of July 24, 1873, the territory of "metropolitan" France was divided into 18 army-corps regions, self-contained in arms, ammunition, supply, transport, clothing & equipment. Regions supposedly provided c200,000 men.
Under the Law of July 24, 1873, the territory of "metropolitan" France was divided into 18 army-corps regions, self-contained in arms, ammunition, supply, transport, clothing & equipment. Regions supposedly provided c200,000 men.
October 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
September 30, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Johann Bohn is one of over 17,000 burials in this large German cemetery. Around 1,000 died in the Autumn of 1914, 10,000 were killed during the Battle of the Somme, and 6,000, including Johann, were killed in the 1918 offensive.
📍Fricourt German Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
📍Fricourt German Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
July 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is amazing! None of my friends or family has ever made me a Verdun cake, I urgently need new friends and family
#fwwhist
#fwwhist
C’est censé être Verdun. J’ai tendance à trouver cela déplacé pour un gâteau d’anniversaire surtout pour un enfant aussi jeune… pourquoi ne pas faire un avion ou un char plutôt ?
July 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This is amazing! None of my friends or family has ever made me a Verdun cake, I urgently need new friends and family
#fwwhist
#fwwhist
Aerial photograph of the site of a military training camp showing outlines of trenches at Breary Banks in Colsterdale, North Yorkshire, where the Leeds Pals trained during the autumn of 1914. © English Heritage Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
August 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
24 July 1914: The Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julien Davignon, sent a telegram to Belgium's ambassadors stating that, as a Franco-German war was becoming increasingly likely, orders were soon to be issued for the mobilisation of the Belgian Army to safeguard Belgium's neutrality.
July 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Mud Road to Passchendaele" by D.W. Culham, 1917, #CanadianWarMuseum collection.
This magnificent piece depicts the 3rd Canadian Division Ammunition Column moving towards the front at night.
#WW1 #FWWHist #History #Canadians #CEF #arty #artillery #ammunition
This magnificent piece depicts the 3rd Canadian Division Ammunition Column moving towards the front at night.
#WW1 #FWWHist #History #Canadians #CEF #arty #artillery #ammunition
September 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Mud Road to Passchendaele" by D.W. Culham, 1917, #CanadianWarMuseum collection.
This magnificent piece depicts the 3rd Canadian Division Ammunition Column moving towards the front at night.
#WW1 #FWWHist #History #Canadians #CEF #arty #artillery #ammunition
This magnificent piece depicts the 3rd Canadian Division Ammunition Column moving towards the front at night.
#WW1 #FWWHist #History #Canadians #CEF #arty #artillery #ammunition
Check out, the Launch and Conference for Leading the Immortals: The Story of Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Avni, Commander of the 57th Regiment at Gallipoli In Leeds on 7th June trybooking.com/uk/EMXI
March 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
22.12.15 #OTD
"It is 10pm, what we have been going through for 8 days is unbelievable, I am discouraged. All my comrades are sick. Work is hard, the men only obey by force, everyone has had enough. Excuse me if I'm writing badly, but I'm in a hole with no space to move ..."
"It is 10pm, what we have been going through for 8 days is unbelievable, I am discouraged. All my comrades are sick. Work is hard, the men only obey by force, everyone has had enough. Excuse me if I'm writing badly, but I'm in a hole with no space to move ..."
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Well worth following @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social for anyone interested in that conflict. We’re a very welcoming group !
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #GrandeGuerre
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #GrandeGuerre
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December 1, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Well worth following @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social for anyone interested in that conflict. We’re a very welcoming group !
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #GrandeGuerre
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #GrandeGuerre
Joseph-Félix Bouchor : peintre de la Grande Guerre. #1GM #FWW
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Péronne (80) : Joseph-Félix Bouchor peintre de la Grande Guerre
Le musée Danicourt accueille jusqu’au 20 décembre des œuvres de Joseph-Félix Bouchor. Nommé peintre du musée de l'armée en 1914. L' artiste a sillonné le front, et laissa un témoignage saisissant de l...
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January 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#1GM Antoine Benoît Allognet (1882-1915)
Tué le jour de la relève de sa compagnie.
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Tué le jour de la relève de sa compagnie.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"Never mind the heat.
Never mind the noise.
Never mind the dust.
Think of your pals in the infantry.
Have your mask always handy."
Instructions given to crews the first time tanks went into battle, Battle of the Somme, 15 September 1916 (Imperial War Museum Documents.21817).
Never mind the noise.
Never mind the dust.
Think of your pals in the infantry.
Have your mask always handy."
Instructions given to crews the first time tanks went into battle, Battle of the Somme, 15 September 1916 (Imperial War Museum Documents.21817).
September 15, 2024 at 8:05 AM
France Lost Generation 🥀
During 1561 days France lost
-1.39m killed
-3.59m wounded
-1.1m left disabled
-120,000 amputated or disfigured
-687 shot
"A man with no memory is a man without life, a nation without memory is a nation without a future"
-Ferdinand Foch
#greatwar
During 1561 days France lost
-1.39m killed
-3.59m wounded
-1.1m left disabled
-120,000 amputated or disfigured
-687 shot
"A man with no memory is a man without life, a nation without memory is a nation without a future"
-Ferdinand Foch
#greatwar
November 10, 2024 at 9:45 AM
#OTD
Sgt Laurent Marie Bernier, 38, was hit at 16:00 by a shell, his leg torn off and head wounded.
Herve Lambert commented: “We’d not moved him 10m when a 150 fell where he’d been.”
For all Herve efforts, Laurent died the next day; buried at La Nécropole Fontaine Routhon
Sgt Laurent Marie Bernier, 38, was hit at 16:00 by a shell, his leg torn off and head wounded.
Herve Lambert commented: “We’d not moved him 10m when a 150 fell where he’d been.”
For all Herve efforts, Laurent died the next day; buried at La Nécropole Fontaine Routhon
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1 No taxis available??? 😇 #IYKYK
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1 No taxis available??? 😇 #IYKYK
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1 No taxis available??? 😇 #IYKYK
#FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1 No taxis available??? 😇 #IYKYK
Now the generation of the Great War has passed into memory, it is incredibly poignant to listen to their voices tell the story of the truces of Christmas 1914
Thanks to the wonderful documentary ‘Peace in No Man’s Land’ we can. You can watch it on BBC iPlayer or here: youtu.be/pcpqqcrMjUE?...
#ww1
Thanks to the wonderful documentary ‘Peace in No Man’s Land’ we can. You can watch it on BBC iPlayer or here: youtu.be/pcpqqcrMjUE?...
#ww1
Peace in No Mans Land - The Christmas Truce - Written and Directed by Malcolm Brown 1981
YouTube video by Malcolm Brown Author Producer Director
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December 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM
French Army during the First World War🧵
Want to learn about the most modernised Army by 1918?
-Key Battles
-Innovations
-What did the soldiers wear
-Individuals
Army that started in Red trousers and ended with the best tank of the War
✍️Part I (1914-1916)
Want to learn about the most modernised Army by 1918?
-Key Battles
-Innovations
-What did the soldiers wear
-Individuals
Army that started in Red trousers and ended with the best tank of the War
✍️Part I (1914-1916)
January 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
5.7.16
Couple of words before leaving the trenches. Am healthy & nothing new. We are impatiently waiting to leave, but it will be hard because we have a long way to go, at least 4 to 5 hours of walking, which the shoulders will not like! I kiss you my darling. See you tomorrow
Couple of words before leaving the trenches. Am healthy & nothing new. We are impatiently waiting to leave, but it will be hard because we have a long way to go, at least 4 to 5 hours of walking, which the shoulders will not like! I kiss you my darling. See you tomorrow
July 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
October 29, 2024 at 11:03 AM
The St. Julien Canadian Memorial, also known as the Brooding Soldier, commemorates the Canadian fallen of the Battle of 2nd Ypres.
April 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
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How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
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First Steel Helmet on the Western Front
Adrian Helmet
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January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Nouveau dépôt sur HAL-SHS : un article sur la composition sociale de l'armée française en 1914-1918 (publié en 2008).
Parce que si on croule sous les travaux consacrés aux intellectuels, on ne sait toujours pas exactement d'où venaient les millions de soldats de la 1GM
hal.science/hal-03727880
Parce que si on croule sous les travaux consacrés aux intellectuels, on ne sait toujours pas exactement d'où venaient les millions de soldats de la 1GM
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December 11, 2024 at 9:49 PM
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM