But soon after joining the army in 1914, the 21-year-old was sent to the Western Front to fight against German forces ... swagger stick, soldier's book, photos and other ephemera.
Samson Contompasis's painting of the Medal of Honor recipient on an Arbor Hill building was a fixture on Henry Johnson ...
The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men ...
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WW1 Christmas Truce
The warring countries in WW1 had discussed a cease fire to ... How did this happen? Well, many German and British soldiers sang Christmas carols to each other. Then, a few German soldiers ...
This is another Military Tale from World War I; this one is from France and shows the fortitude of the fighting men.
They began to advance towards Kamina and on 12 August Alhaji Grunshi became the first soldier ... the German surrender and Togoland was carved up between Britain and France. WW1: How did an ...
Lance Corporal Haydn Carlyle Phillips, a former Lewis School Pengam pupil, was gassed in the German Spring Offensive of March ...