Tag Archives: 100th anniversary

The Battle of Verdun 100 years on.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

France and its military have something of poor reputation amongst many. Centuries of rivalry with Britain where it increasingly came off second best, its requirement to be rescued in WW1 and quick capitulation in WW2 coupled with decisions to stay … Continue reading →

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WW1: A nation remembers, a family grieves.

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

With the war memorial services of the last week, I thought that I would share just one or two of several family photos related to WW1. Though I already knew of many of their stories, I did quite a bit … Continue reading →

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At the going down of the sun and in morning, we will remember them

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

So yesterday was the big day, the 100th anniversary of the start of The Great War – The war to end all wars until of course WW2 at least. Like many other people I spent much of the day watching … Continue reading →