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Quick Update – Adding to the WW2 Display

uptheyard87, 08/03/202508/03/2025

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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The Signals Telegraph Cable Saddle

uptheyard87, 05/10/202405/04/2025

Several years ago when I started to learn about the various types of military saddles…

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A Refurbished 1912 UP (Swivel Tree) Saddle

uptheyard87, 15/09/202413/04/2025

Since I started doing Great War riding and re-enacting/ living history one of the things…

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Signals Equipment and the UP Saddle

uptheyard87, 02/06/202413/04/2025

During the Great War, signals was an element of Royal Engineers with some parts devolved…

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