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Sapper preparations for Beersheba 31 Oct 1917 (Third Battle of Gaza)
In 1917 things were picking up pace in the Middle East against the Ottomans. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), made up of British and Imperial units, had advanced out of Egypt, across the Sinai and had launched attacks against the … Continue reading
Remembrance Day at Maisieres
This morning I represented the British Forces at the Church at Maisieres at Mons. This is the local church to where I live out here in Belgium and I volunteer to lay the wreaths here due to the Royal Engineers … Continue reading
The First RE Casualties of the Great War
Firstly I must give an apology for the lack of posts. however I have not been idle, there has been a lot of digging into archives and war diaries and planning for the coming spring and summer while I am … Continue reading
Preperation for Moving to Mons
I’m down to a month until I move to my new job in Belguim and the accommodation that I’ve been allocated puts me right next to so much of the history of August 1914. So what is the plan? While … Continue reading
Busy but still here
Just a very quick update on what is happening. At the moment work and home life is very busy so the work on articles has slowed down. Life on the “Estate” is in the summer busy phase with hay making … Continue reading