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Soldier-cartoonist: Private Louis Ollier, 8th Cheshire Regiment

Dec 1, 2023 · 4 min read · Cheshire Crewe Railway Workers Kirkee India Soldier Cartoons 12 Combined Depot 40th Brigade 13th Western Division Cheshire Regiment Blighty A Budget Humour from Home Trench Journals Khaki Opinion ·
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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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Ephemera: Mary Ann Murray – a Housemaid from Dunkeld @ Hampton Hall, Malpas

Jun 26, 2023 · 16 min read · 1917 1921 1899 AIF Autograph Book Malpas Dunkeld Perth Scotland Cheshire Hampton Hall Wilding Jones Landed Gentry Tenanted farms Dairy farms Convalescent home Wilding Jones Red Cross Mary Ann Murray Murray Duff Seatons Upper Hatton Birkenburn Royal Highlanders Black Watch 118th Brigade 39th Division The Buffs East Kent Regiment 37th Machine Gun Corp 37th Brigade 12th Division Dunkeld Royal Hiher Grade School Port Askaig Isle of Islay PoW Labour Land Army Trench Culture Trench Journal Command Gazette Maple Leaf RStudio Mapbox Mapdeck Leaflet ·
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The Book For the second entry in this series, I have chosen to add an autograph book which, in some regards, is a very typical example — containing poems, memes, toasts, and quite a few pictures of Union Jack flags. On closer inspection, however, it becomes a mystery starting with a distinct lack of personification. …

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