History buff, with a main interest in the late Victorian military period. Long suffering Spurs fan and bad golfer
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On this day 17 July 1949, some 2 000 2nd Boer War veterans from Britain and abroad assembled at St Paul's Cathedral for a special service commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the outbreak of the war.. Winston Churchill was guest of honour.
On this day 17 July 1949, some 2 000 2nd Boer War veterans from Britain and abroad assembled at St Paul's Cathedral for a special service commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the outbreak of the war.. Winston Churchill was guest of honour.
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Happy Bastille Day 🇲🇫
2nd Lancers (Gardener's Horse) lead Indian Cavalry regiments in Paris on Bastille Day 1916 2 weeks into the a #Somme offensive.
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#le14juillet 🇲🇫 – at Staines-upon-Thames, South East
On this day, 11th July 1936, Rorke's Drift survivor Private Alfred Saxty suffered a fatal heart attack aged 77.
Saxty joined the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1876. He fought in the Frontier Wars and the Zulu wars.
OTD the Funeral for King Edward VII is held in Westminster Abbey and has one of the largest assemblages of European royalty.
This famous photograph, known as the "Nine Kings" photo, was taken on May 20, 1910, during the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
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6. King Albert I of Belgium
Seated in front (left to right):
7. King Alfonso XIII of Spain
8. King George V of the United Kingdom
9. King Frederick VIII of Denmark
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On this day 15 May 1972 versatile British Actor Nigel Green (born 15 October 1924) died at the absurdly Yyoung age of 48 due to an overdose of sleeping Pills. It is unknown if it was intentional or an accidentally overdose though he suffered from depression.
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Possibly on this day 8th May or the 9th (his gravestone states the 9th but its believed he actually died on the 8th) Rorke's Drift defender Frank Bourne died at the age of 90.
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Possibly on this day 8th May or the 9th (his gravestone states the 9th but its believed he actually died on the 8th) Rorke's Drift defender Frank Bourne died at the age of 90.
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Asked ChatGPT to clean up the newspaper photo of my Great Great Uncle RSM Alfred Reynolds 1st Royal West Kent Regiment coming out of Buckingham place where he received his Military Cross in 1915. Rather please with it.
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On 7 May 1867, five men of the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment—Assistant Surgeon Campbell Mellis Douglas and Privates William Griffiths, David Bell, James Cooper, and Thomas Murphy—were awarded the Victoria Cross for their heroic actions on Little Andaman Island,
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from Dr. Douglas, who steered the boat with calm precision. The privates matched his resolve, rowing steadily through perilous conditions where any faltering could have cost lives. In total, 17 lives were saved.
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