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| | | | | "Each infantryman carried his rifle, bayonet, steel helmet and gas mask. He had 250 rounds of rifle ammunition, carried in a belt, and two bandoliers, each one swung over one shoulder and under the other arm. On his back was his combat pack, in his pack carrier. This contained his... | |
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| | | | | "When I asked him [Grandpa Ben] if he killed anyone, this is what he told me: They had just been in action and his best friend had been killed that day and he was very upset. As he left the area he was walking through the woods and came up... | |
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| | | | | In war, a "casualty" is a soldier who suffers any condition that puts him or her out of action, which includes being killed as well as wounded, whether in battle or by accident. During the four days in which the 35th Division advanced the line, it suffered 8,023 casualties. September... | |
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| | | Today it is a pleasure to welcome Trisha Hughes to the blog, with a guest post about her latest book, Vikings to Virgin - The Hazards of Being a King, which will be released on 28th February, 2017. When we think of Britain's monarchs, most of us would agree that early periods of time are... | ||
