Christmas 1914: ‘Santa Claus ship’ arrives in Britain
‘Santa Claus’ ship USS Jason docked at Devonport just over a century ago to deliver presents to children whose fathers […]
WW1
Remember the Royal Navy
With good reason, it is the stoic soldiers who faced the mud and slaughter of the trenches who come […]
After the end of the Great War: late November 1918
In this piece, TMT has taken the account of a soldier waiting to be demobbed at the end of WW1. […]
Just a curious thought
As we remember the dead of the Great War (as well as other wars), it is possible to feel a […]
A Poppy for a life – the dead left behind in WW1
This article looks at the subject of how the dead were treated on the battlefields of the First World War. […]
The Poppy
The Poppy we now see being worn has a small black inner circle on which the words “Poppy Appeal” […]
A poem dedicated to those who fell in the 14-18 War.
A poem dedicated to the memory of the fallen during the Great War 1914-18 By Ian C Garside […]
In memory of Flora Sandes
At a time when the British Army is talking about women fighting in the frontline, and the Ghurkhas have opened […]
Fields of Mud, Seeds of Hope – funding deadline 10th September
A quick reminder that this unique, living mud-sculpture needs funding by the 10th September. Please take a look at […]
WW1 Earth Sculpture – Fields of mud, Seeds of Hope
We recently became aware of this extraordinary concept for a memorial to the fallen of the Great War which is […]