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Line of Communication Engineering Talk

uptheyard87, 01/12/202501/12/2025

Last weekend I had the privilege of delivering a talk at the Royal Engineers Reserves…

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Researching the Sappers in Mesopotamia

uptheyard87, 28/07/202528/07/2025

Over the last few months I have been researching the Mesopotamia campaign, 1914 through to…

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1st July, The Somme Offensive – a personal take

uptheyard87, 01/07/202501/07/2025

This is a very short post but it would be remiss not to take the…

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Quick Update – Adding to the WW2 Display

uptheyard87, 08/03/202525/09/2025

At the moment I’m being kept busy with the transition from being overseas to coming…

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Sapper preparations for Beersheba 31 Oct 1917 (Third Battle of Gaza)

Will Mac, 30/10/202414/06/2025

In 1917 things were picking up pace in the Middle East against the Ottomans. The…

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