The British arrive at Messines October 1914
Josephine Scheerlinck was the economist of the Institute at Messines, The ladies who originally belonged to the community led a quasi-monastic life, but they were only bound by temporary vows,…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** The Verdun French Commemorative Medal.
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***The Verdun French Commemorative Medal. Once again, I will be showing today another Commemorative Medal only this time, from the other side. A friend of mine sent it…
***Antonio Wednesd***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** The Verdun French Commemorative Medal.
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** The Verdun French Commemorative Medal.
The arrival of the Germans in Messines through the eyes of Josephine Scheerlinck
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayMessines or Mesen , everyone always seem to focus on the June 1917 action but let’s go to what happened in 1914 seen through the…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** The Bavarian 14th Regiment and a famous Painting.
I will be showing today another Commemorative Medal. This time is the one, which celebrates the 100 year of existence of the Royal Bavarian 14th Infantry Regiment “Hartmann” in 1914.Before…
PEEBLES PROFILES-EPISODE 138 Heinrich Gontermann
EPISODE 138 Heinrich Gontermann THE SOLDIER Born in the southern Westphalian city of Siegen on February 25, 1896, Heinrich Gontermann grew into a tall slender man who abstained from smoking.…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 135 Heinrich Mathy
Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Mathy achieved rare accolades during the Great War. He was one of the very few Germans whose name was a household word in Britain. During the "zeppelin scourge"…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders *** My Second Shoulder Strap: The F.A.R. 10
So, we continue with my next Shoulder strap, this time it is from the Feldartillerie-Regiment von Scharnhorst (1. Hannoversches) Nr. 10. So, another Regiment to talk about. The type of “Schulterklappe”…
PEEBLES PROFILES -EPISODE 133 -Robert Kosch
Robert Paul Theodor von Kosch was born in the Prussian Silesian town of Glatz (now Kłodzko, Poland) on April 5, 1856. The son of Hermann and Agnes Kosch, Robert was…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday…A dough girl in France
A dough girl in FranceElsie Bierbower born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on March 16, 1889, daughter of John E. Bierbower and Jane Elizabeth CockrellShe had been performing since the…
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