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‘The Bridge Across the Stream’ was originally published in the 1917 Blighty Christmas Special. The lyrics were written by J.E. MacManus (1862-1921) — Blighty's editor, who, before the war, had written lyrics for several music hall songs, often in collaboration with the actor and singer Leo Stormont (1860-1923). They …
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Originally published in The Meteorological Magazine between 1979 and 1980. © Crown Copyright. Figure 1. WW1 Era Kite Ballon, similar to what Harry Cotton would have made his observations from, Author's Collection Sourced and provided by the National Meteorological Library and Archive — Met Office, UK. Reproduced here …
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Original published in The Meteorological Magazine , Volume 84, No. 996, June 1955, pp.173-178. © Crown Copyright. Link to original . As sourced and provided by the National Meteorological Library and Archive — Met Office, UK. Reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Figure 1. Source Unknown, Wind and Weather …
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Corporal Harry Cotton, Meteorological Office, 4th Army HQ Service Number: 160163 Later Lieutenant Harry Cotton, MBE, DSc. Born: 17 June 1889, Wandsworth, London (grew up in the Potteries) Died: 27 July 1985 (aged 96), Deben, Suffolk Figure 1. Harry Cotton, Liddle Collection WW1/GS/0371, Reproduced here with permission …
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In terms of surviving, processing and enduring the environment that Tommy Atkins faced during the war, humour played a vital role, one which should never be undervalued for its contribution. Lord Moran (1882-1977), President of the Royal College of Physicians, Winston Churchill's personal doctor, and author of The …
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I mentioned in the Staff, Suspects and Witness post that I was at something of an impasse regarding researching Dorothy Violet Hall. While I had fragments of information, there wasn't really enough to form more than a fragmented sentence here and there. I received an email in October 2023 from Richard Sheppard, a …
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For the fifth entry in this series, while this autograph book is a modest affair, with just 26 entries, it is one of the more interesting and insightful, books I have come across and was beneficial during my Master's research. The book belonged to a Winifred Mary Knight (1899-1981), a 1914 Christmas present from her …
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Sapper Charles Albert Barlow Kennett, Royal Engineers 7th Labour Company (later 706th Labour Company) Service Number: 59312 Born: 7 March 1898, Crewe, Cheshire. Died: 16 May 1979, Waterloo, Liverpool (aged 81) Figure 1. Charles "Chas" Albert Kennett, picture courtesy of Craig Williams, reproduced here with permission …
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This was originally one of my essays written as part of my master's degree at the University of Wolverhampton, and I am posting it here for two reasons: First, the subject of propaganda during the First World War has arisen in previous articles on this site, and I have several future articles in the pipeline that will …
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Private Louis William Ollier, 8th (Service) Battalion Cheshire Regiment (later 12th Combined Depot) Service Number: 59312 Born: 7 March 1898, Crewe, Cheshire. Died: 16 May 1979, Waterloo, Liverpool (aged 81) Ollier was born in 1898 in Crewe, Cheshire, the son of Richard Ollier, a Railway Clerk, and Nellie.1 He attended …
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