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Sunday, 28 October 2018

George Ives, the last veteran.

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Trooper 21198 George Ives, 1st (Wiltshire) Company, 1st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry is believed to be the last surviving veteran of the Seco...
Monday, 8 October 2018

That Armoured Train Incident: 15 November, 1899: An analysis of casualties

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Before we dive into the casualties the location of the incident needs to accurately stated. The incident is popularily known as "Estcou...
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Saturday, 9 June 2018

The Royal Patriotic Fund - a rare document

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Thanks to lovely exchange off the The Register's Facebook page  ("like" us if you haven't, thanks!) I was shown something ...
Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Hill of Squandered Valour. The Battle of Spion Kop, 1900

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Hill of Squandered Valour. The Battle of Spion Kop, 1900 Ron Lock Casemate Publishers, Newbury & Philadelphia 2011 Spion Kop i...
Saturday, 19 May 2018

Saved from death by a prayer book - but who?

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I recently purchased this postcard because it shows a book and prayer book carried in the "left breast pocket of a Corporal of the R.S....
Sunday, 29 April 2018

"...while asleep in the trenches."

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Reading through newspapers I found a short story picked off the news wires by many newspapers in Britain filed by the Pretoria correspondent...
Sunday, 8 April 2018

How Research has advanced - as revealed by one medal

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I recently purchased a QSA medal single clasp for " Relief of Ladysmith " to Trooper 1786 FD Hester Natal Police. The dealer suppl...