Bentinck Colliery Disaster, Relatives at Pit Head
'Nottingham Evening Post', 1st July 1915.
Citizen Army: Lying in Sheep Droppings Means a Uniform is Needed Badly, 1st July 1915
“THE CITIZEN ARMY. “Sir, — The Citizen Army wants more co-operative work amongst the companies, and a better plan of drilling. I have...
Pte. Charles Henson, North Midland Cyclist Company
Pte. Charles Henson, North Midland Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps, died of wounds on 14th June 1915 from wounds received the...
The Loss of H.M.S. E15
An article describing the action to destroy the beached submarine H.M.S. E15 in the Dardanelles was published on 1st July 1915. “INTO THE...
The Fighting at Gallipoli, 1st July 1915
On 1st July 1915 an official press piece regarding the progress of the Gallipoli campaign appeared in the local press. It regurgitated a...
Bentinck Colliery Disaster. Coroner's Inquest, 1st July 1915
“THE KIRKBY COLLIERY DISASTER. “OPENING OF THE INQUEST. “This afternoon [1st July 1915] Mr. D. Whittingham, District Coroner, opened the...
Cpl. James Upton, V.C., 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters
On 1st July 1915 an interview with the mother of James Upton, V.C., appeared in the local press. “CORPORAL UPTON V.C. “A NATIVE OF...
Somme Prelude
At 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, 1st July 1916, the British artillery barrage on the Somme, that had not ceased for seven days, finally lifted....
Pte. William Burgin, 5th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, Killed in Action 30th June 1918
Remembering Pte. William Arthur Burgin, 5th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action on 30th June 1918 aged 33. The former...
Pte. Arthur Worsdale, Robin Hood Rifles, Killed in Action 30th June 1917
Pte. Arthur Worsdale, 1/7th (Robin Hood Rifles) Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, was killed in action 30th June 1917. He...
