This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series contains an acccount by Able Seaman C Jones about conditions as a prisoner of war after his capture at Antwerp in 1914. Original document catalogue reference: WO 161/100/576.
Prisoner of war
November 20, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History, Podcast)
Tags: Armistice, Jones, National Archives
With love from Hetty
November 19, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History, Podcast)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series contains a series of love letters found in the service record of William Crawford. Original document catalogue reference: WO 400/289.
Band of brothers
November 18, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy, History)
Tags: Branksome Park, Dorset, Poole
In the peaceful Poole church of All Saints, Branksome Park a wall plaque dedicated to those who died in WWI lists the names of three brothers who paid the highest price.
Read their story in the Daily Echo
King’s Battalion, Liverpool Regiment in 1918-19
November 17, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series contains extracts from the unit war diary during 1918-19. Original document catalogue reference: WO 95/2926.
King’s Battalion, Liverpool Regiment in 1917
November 16, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series contains extracts from the unit war diary during 1917. Original document catalogue reference: WO 95/2926.
King’s Battalion, Liverpool Regiment in 1916
November 15, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series contains Extracts from the unit war diary during 1916. Original document catalogue reference: WO 95/2926
John Clavell Mansel-Pleydell (1817-1902)
November 14, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography)
Tags: Bosworth-Smith, Buckman, Kimmeridge, Mansel-Pleydell, Moule, Stuart-Gray, Walter, Whatcombe, Wood
In Volume XXIII of the ‘Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club’ published in 1902, there appeared an obituary to the Late John Clavell Mansel-Pleydell Esq. of Whatcombe, who had been its president.
Peace Negotiations
November 13, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series is an account of the negotiations of the terms of the Armistice which took place between 8 and 11 November 1918. Written by the interpreter, Commander W T Bagot. Original document catalogue reference: ADM 1/8546/319.
William Joseph Rogers (1893-1917)
November 12, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Arcola, Cheselbourne, Crockways, Frampton, Maiden Newton, Mappowder, Rogers, Vimy Ridge, Whitcombe
The War Memorial at Maiden Newton, Dorset was build to comemorate the men of Maiden Newton and Frome Vauchurch who gave their lives during the First World War, so why was one of the names, W.J. Rogers of the 10th Canadians included?
Haig’s war diary, 11 November 1918
November 11, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: Armistice, National Archives
This podcast from the National Archives Voices of the Armistice series is the final extract from the diary of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, from Armistice day. Original document catalogue reference: WO 256/37
