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First World War British soldiers stand in front of a row of buildings, the nearest of which is damaged. In front of the building is a newly constructed wooden walkway has been built over a gap in the road. A man pushes a wheelbarrow and others look on. Most are dressed in leather jerkins and steel helmets.
A postcard of British soldiers repairing a road in front of a damaged building in France during the First World War.
Most are wearing the leather jerkins and steel helmets. Possibly a Labour corks unit.
The image dates to the 1916-18 period.
#ww1 #fww #milhist #greatwar #labour
This is true. The late Mr. McCarthy and I were asked by the then Head of Film to view it with the possibility of doing a scene by scene analysis like Chris, Phil Dutton, Steve Badsey and Roger had done with IWM 191 but it was clearly a lot of training stuff with some stock footage. #FWW
Upcoming online conference about #WW1 Incredible array of topics/speakers. Something for everyone no matter your interest! #FWW
Spencer Jones ranks among my favorite lecturers on the #GreatWar. This is an absolutely masterful analysis of the II Corps defensive stand at #LeCateau in August 1914.
#fww #fwwhist
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October 24, 1917. The attack on Plezzo in a *very* German print of the time. #WW1 #FWW #WWI #greatwar #caporetto
Over the last three years, Michael Burk has been a pivotal part of the Great War Discussion Group leadership team and has provided many strong presentations.
Back in March of 2023, we released Mikeβs presentation on World War I in Sub-Saharan Africa.
#WWI #GreatWar #FWW
youtu.be/9R_zHB0DNbQ
Three women standing and one seated in front of them. All wear the 1919-style female officer's hat with a broad brim, knee-length boots and ankle-length skirts in Met blue. Two of those standing wear a tunic with a closed high collar bearing collar numbers or symbols, whilst one of them and Stanley wear a tunic with an open collar, tie and white shirt or blouse.
Several ex-suffragettes and ex-suffragists like Sofia Stanley (centre, seated) joined volunteer police patrols during the First World War and then brought that experience into the Met's women patrols when those were founded in 1919. #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay #FWW #WWI #IWD