Category Archives: WW1

Posts predominantly WW1 related.

My Film With The CWGC For The 100th Anniversary of Reuel Dunn & The Red Baron

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

You might remember that in early February I received an impromptu telephone call which had me driving and crawling around the old Western Front in France to do a video for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who had seen my … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Bloody April, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, First World War, Life, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, Royal Flying Corps, Video, war, WW1 | 8 Comments

Opportunity Knocks… Again! From blogging to the small screen.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve found that blogging has opened no end of doors for me whether it be writing books and articles, my tour company or being invited onto the radio or television however I must admit that I wasn’t expecting what happened … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Travel, WW1 | Tagged Common Wealth War Graves Commission, CWGC, Death, Life, Manfred Von Richthofen, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, WW1, Ye Olde England Tours | 16 Comments

WW1 Iraq & The Desert Campaigns

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I wrote on how it was the 100th anniversary of the death of my Great Grandfather in Iraq in WW1. In fact just last night I found a bookmark from my Great Grandmother who must have had it … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged General Allenby, history, Iraq, Israel, Lawrence of Arabia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, war, WW1 | 2 Comments

Remembering My Great Grandad Ernest Heard Who Died 100 Years Ago Today in Amarah, Iraq.

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the biggest moments in 20th century history, if not for many people, at least for myself and perhaps a few others. For on this day, January 25th 1917, my Great Grandad Ernest … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, WW1 | Tagged Amara, Amarah, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Death, history, Iraq, Lest We Forget, Mesapotamia, Private Ernest Heard, Remembrance, WW1 | 17 Comments

A History of Hacking – And how hacking got America into WW1

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Going by the furore in the media at the moment, one would be forgiven for thinking that the world is ending because of the likelihood that Russia has hacked into American computer systems. The truth is, this sort of … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Science and Engineering, WW1, WW2 | Tagged Cyphers, GCHQ, Hacking, Life, Nigel de Grey, NSA, The Enigma Machine, WW1, Zimmerman Telegram | 4 Comments

The Last Post

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It is one of the most evocative and moving pieces of music and as with every year, The Last Post will be played all over the world on Remembrance Day but its origins had nothing to do with mourning. The … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW1 | Tagged Armistice, Death, First World War, history, Lest We Forget, Life, Remembrance, The Last Post, war, World War 1, WW1 | 4 Comments

The Battle of The Somme 100 Years On

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Friday July 1st 2016 marks the centerniary of the commencement of The Battle Of The Somme. It is fair to say that July 1st 1916 might possibly the most horrific day in British history and most likely in the top … Continue reading →