Lance Corporal John Patrick O’Neill
On a recent trip to the battlefields over Remembrance weekend, I spent time travelling around cemeteries that I hadn’t visited before, with the intention of taking pictures of certain headstones for an ongoing project I have of visiting all the men from my local area who were killed during the war – further details of…
A life of the First World War – hidden in a briefcase
As a military historian, much like many others, I do like to go to a militaria fair every now and again. Of course, there are the usual items that seem to crop up at every single fair – weaponry, photographs, First World War wire cutters, and so on. But sometimes there is a chance to…
Cemetery Focus – Pieta Military Cemetery
As part of a new series of posts I will be doing called Cemetery Focus, I have made the decision to start away from the Western Front. Recently, I went on holiday to Malta for a week. Whilst the purpose of the holiday was obviously to relax, as anyone who loves history knows, I could…
Fancy a trip to the battlefields?…
This is just a short, unscheduled post to let you know about something exciting I will be doing next year. As I’m sure anyone who is reading this is aware, I am a battlefield tour guide, and it would be an understatement to say I love my job. I feel so incredibly blessed and privileged…
Loos Battlefields Highlights
When I’m out guiding the battlefields of the Western Front, I usually end up covering the same areas of Ypres, the Somme and Arras. Whilst these are always important to visit, particularly for a novice battlefield tourist, there are so many other locations that are just as fascinating and worth of visiting. In this post,…
Blackheath Stories – Part 1
Well, it’s been quite a while, but I am finally getting back into writing about the First World War. To start with, to allow for my schedule, I’ll be posting every other week, most likely on a Saturday. But as time goes on, this may well bump up to once a week. Regardless, I am…
Anzac Day Special : The New Zealanders on Cannock Chase
It’s been a while to say the least, but I’ve been inspired by recent events to get back into the swing of writing my blog posts. I’ll be starting my writing again with a special blog post for ANZAC day, about the time the 5th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade spent on Cannock Chase during…
War Diary Discoveries
When you’re a historian of the First World War, there isn’t much that doesn’t interest in you. From details of large scale offensives, to the fine details that you find when only reading through a war diary. And it is one of these details that has piqued my interest today and resulted in this blog…
Musings on 2020…
As 2020 draws to a close and we welcome in 2021, to get myself back into writing again, I thought I’d just take the time to do a short post on what 2020 has meant for me. It has been a year of trials and tribulations, but there have been some moments of joy and…
Remember in November…
November is a peculiar month. The wonderful colours of autumn are mostly gone, the days are getting shorter, and the weather is getting colder. It also isn’t quite close enough to Christmas to start getting the decorations out or embracing the Christmas music (however tempting!). Regardless of this, November is also a very special month,…
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