Tag Archives: WW1

Pals Regiments: An Experiment Never Repeated ~Judith Barrow #WW1

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Judith Barrow: As members of the human race we feel safest with those we know and trust. And we choose who to trust; friends and those members of our families with whom we can empathise. Those who think … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged #PalsBattalions, #recruitment, #TheHeartStone, Battles, Books, Communities, Honno, Lord Kitchener, sacrifice, Somme, WW1 | 2 Comments

Horseman in the Mist ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The lovely town of Cassel, near Lille in Northern France, is shrouded in mist – the same mist that had accompanied our first ever visit to the World War One cemeteries of Vimy and Notre Dame de Lorette. (Above: The … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Alpin Stairs, Cassel, French Relatives, Marshal Foch, Nord, Northern France, WW1 | 1 Comment

Voices in the Mist (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had never been to the First World War monuments and graves in northern France. As a young man, I considered them part of a national mindset that glorified war. But, over the decades, that view was moderated and I … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Arras, civilisation, France, French War Monuments, Notre Dame de Lorrette, spirituality, Vimy Ridge, war, WW1 | Leave a comment

A game of three halves (3 of 3) – Steve Tanham

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Continued from Part Two So, this one day, considered in all its facets, resolves itself into a journey, a destination and an arrival – an arrival at a meeting with a French relative we have never met, and whose unlikely … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, family, History, Steve Tanham | Tagged Anglesey, Calais, Family Trees, Life in France between the wars, Llanbadrig, Lost family connections, St Patrick, WW1 | 3 Comments

A game of three halves (2) – Steve Tanham

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Silent Eye: It is, still, all of it, only one day… Though now the winds that buffeted the bed-and-breakfast farmhouse have abated. I look at my watch. We have two hours to go before we need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites | Tagged Anglesey, Calais, Family Trees, Life in France between the wars, Llanbadrig, Lost family connections, St Patrick, WW1 | 2 Comments

A game of three halves (1) – Steve Tanham

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is, after all, only one day… Have you ever re-assembled a day into a different sequence? Been so involved with its contents that the threads seem to weave themselves, again… and differently. But it is only one day… and … Continue reading →