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'The Biggest Bluff in the War...a Triumph of Organisation': the Evacuation of Gallipoli

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Photographs and descriptive commentary on various stages of the evacuation of Gallipoli, including a reference to the 'Lancashire Landing'. Considerable emphasis on the lack of casualties, which is in stark, yet unremarked, contrast to the huge loss…

King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster

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This website relates to the museum of the King's Own Royal Regiment, which is housed in the City Museum in Lancaster. It is linked to a number of other website relating to World War One, including 'Remember', written and developed by Steve Irwin for…

The East Lancashire Regiment

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A drawing of Drummer Spencer John Bent, known as 'Joe', of the East Lancashire Regiment, with accompanying text, showing one of the courageous acts which led to the award of the Victoria Cross. The text includes a direct quotation from Drummer Bent,…

The Great British Offensive North of the Somme: troops advancing to the capture of Montauban

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Both the drawing and the written commentary call upon the testimony of eye-witnesses. The sub-caption of the image claims that the artist was working 'from material supplied by one who took part in the action'; the commentary includes a direct…

Kitchener at Work: the famous Field Marshal at his desk in the War Office

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This work is notable as a drawing rather than a photograph - it is stated that 'special permission' was given to create the image. This may mean that it would have been impossible to create a photograph which both looked authentic and also did not…

The V.C.'s-by-Vote Action: the assault at 'Lancashire Landing,' Gallipoli

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This image shows the initial phase of the landing of 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. The landing beach was subsequently known as 'Lancashire Landing'.

The regiment won the distinction of…

The World of Flight. Civil aviation, the calendar, and the weather.
Used against zeppelins in the air-raids: rockets fitted to an aeroplane - experimental practice-firing

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The article by C.G. Grey discusses the early days of civil aviation, including the role played by the weather. The photograph is essentially unrelated other than it shows an approximately contemporaneous aircraft, which had been fitted with missile…

Cleator Moor, Cumbria: fighting for women's rights

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Audio discussion of a photograph (provided) of striking women workers meeting with Mary MacArthur of the National Federation of Women Workers. The women are wearing union membership badges. Their jobs related to making linen thread for khaki uniforms…

'Ice crime' in Carlisle

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An audio account of the breakdown in public order attributed to unsupervised young people frequenting ice cream parlours in Carlisle, and the response which included opening youth clubs. It is noted that employment of women in nearby munitions…

Potato riots in Maryport

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An audio account of the Maryport Potato Riots of 1917, which contributed to the introduction of rationing in 1918.