History & Lore of the Old World War

History & Lore of the Old World War http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com artifacts & odd bits from 1914-1918 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:04:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png History & Lore of the Old World War http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com An artist’s memoir of Belleau Wood, Soissons and St Mihiel http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/an-artists-memoir-of-belleau-wood-soissons-and-st-mihiel/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/an-artists-memoir-of-belleau-wood-soissons-and-st-mihiel/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:55:42 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=727 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/an-artists-memoir-of-belleau-wood-soissons-and-st-mihiel/feed/ 0 bj omanson click to enlarge Armistice Day http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/armistice-day-2/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/armistice-day-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:14:34 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=724 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/armistice-day-2/feed/ 0 bj omanson warpoppies1 warpoppies2 Some unusual documents awarded to a Marine officer of the Second Division, AEF http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/some-unusual-documents-awarded-to-a-marine-officer-of-the-second-division-aef/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/some-unusual-documents-awarded-to-a-marine-officer-of-the-second-division-aef/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:47:26 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=693 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/some-unusual-documents-awarded-to-a-marine-officer-of-the-second-division-aef/feed/ 0 bj omanson click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Burial detail, Belleau Wood: an old-timer is laid to rest http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/burial-detail-belleau-wood-an-oldtimer-is-laid-to-rest/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/burial-detail-belleau-wood-an-oldtimer-is-laid-to-rest/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:31:30 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=637 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/burial-detail-belleau-wood-an-oldtimer-is-laid-to-rest/feed/ 3 bj omanson The spirit of Lt. G.E.M. Thornycroft, 4th King’s African Rifles, seen standing outside Scaleby Parish Church in Cumbria, England, the day after he is killed in Kenya http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-spirit-of-lt-g-e-m-thornycroft-4th-kings-african-rifles-seen-standing-outside-scaleby-parish-church-in-cumbria-england-the-day-after-he-is-killed-in-kenya/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-spirit-of-lt-g-e-m-thornycroft-4th-kings-african-rifles-seen-standing-outside-scaleby-parish-church-in-cumbria-england-the-day-after-he-is-killed-in-kenya/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:28:36 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=606 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/the-spirit-of-lt-g-e-m-thornycroft-4th-kings-african-rifles-seen-standing-outside-scaleby-parish-church-in-cumbria-england-the-day-after-he-is-killed-in-kenya/feed/ 0 bj omanson midnightgatebanner click to enlarge click to enlarge King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Spiritualism in the Great War http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/578/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/578/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:31:01 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=578 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/578/feed/ 1 bj omanson midnightgatebanner 1st Engineers clearing & repairing roads near Soissons during the fighting of 19-23 July 1918 http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/1st-engineers-repairing-roads-near-soissons/ http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/1st-engineers-repairing-roads-near-soissons/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:12:07 +0000 bj omanson http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/?p=535 ]]> http://oldworldwar.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/1st-engineers-repairing-roads-near-soissons/feed/ 0 bj omanson Click on photo for enlargement. When it appears, try clicking on it again for an even larger version EngSoissons click to enlarge Englogo