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THE Military Directory WW2 Jeep - History and Information WW2 Jeep - Restoration and Spares Re-Enactors, Militaria, Guns, Collecting
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The war to end all wars, or the ultimate exercise in futility. In WW1, 19th century tactics met 20th century technology and the slaughter went on and on. The politics that led up to it seem impossibly distant almost 100 years later but the people who fought it had the same aspirations and fears as us. If you ever get the chance, a visit to any of the WW1 battlefields and military cemeteries is an unforgettable experience. |
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General informationProject facade - A unique look by artist Paddy Hartley at the pioneering facial reconstruction work of plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies. What these guys suffered beggars belief. (caution - contains graphic images of facial wounds) Trenches on the web - All you need to know about the great war - pics, maps, descriptions and causes. WW1 on the BBC - Archive film, causes, events, people, stories and pictures. WW1 Historic Places to visitNewfoundland Memorial - A preserved section of first world war battlefield, the park at Beaument Hamel is one of the few sites on the western front where the original shell craters and trenches haven't been destroyed by ploughing. Canadian Memorial - Besides the memorial itself, there is a section of preserved trenches and you can also take a tour of the underground tunnels. Thiepval - Memorial to the missing on the Somme designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The names of over 72,000 British soldiers are carved into the memorial. Delville Wood - South African memorial and museum. Commemorates the sacrifice of 25 000 South African volunteers in ww1, ww2 and the Korean war. Imperial War Museum - Covers all wars but with especially extensive collections from ww1.
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Company Sergeant Major John Henry Williams VC
Victoria Cross Winner 'For most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty on the night of 7th - 8th October 1918, during the attack on Villers Outreaux, when, observing that his company was suffering heavy casualties from an enemy machine gun, he ordered a Lewis Gun to engage it, and went forward, under heavy fire, to the flank of the enemy post which he rushed single handed, capturing fifteen of the enemy. These prisoners, realising that Williams was alone, turned on him and one of them gripped his rifle. He succeeded in breaking away and bayonetting five enemy, whereupon the remainder again surrendered. By this gallant action and total disregard of personal danger, he was the means of enabling not only his own company but also those on the flanks to advance.
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