Men of the 53rd Battalion waiting to don their equipment for the attack at Fromelles. Only three of the men shown here came out of the action alive, and those three were wounded.
Hello everyone
I wanted to post today to let you all know about the WW1 centenary project I and my colleagues have recently launched.
www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com has made the entire Illustrated London News 1914-1919 archives completely free for people to access. For those of you who don't...
Chance find.
Not sure how many records are available to view. They were made public on the 1st September 2014
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/SimpleSearchResults.do
George Frederick Jordan who served in the 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment and who was severely wounded and gassed during the battle of the Somme, 100 years ago. He survived the war but died in the early 1930's as a result of emphysema.
Rest in Peace George
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