April, the last full fixture of the spring:
“Feet, Scottish, feet!” – they rucked the fear of God
Into Blackheath…

—“London Scottish”, by Mick Imlah (1956–2009) – born #OTD, 26 September
from THE LOST LEADER (Faber, 2008)
#poem #poetry #rugby #WW1
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In today's #SaturdayShowcase of past SLP #AlternateHistory #WhatIf #books, it's the first #DrakesDrum #book by Nicholas Sumner. A change affecting the Battle of #Jutland in #WW1 results in a very different #WW2. #History #Fiction #Writing #Author www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

26 September 1917

Battle of Polygon Wood. Infantry moving up the line past camouflaged tanks at Clapham Junction close to the Menin Road, three and a half miles east of Ypres.

© IWM Q 6459

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26 Sept 1916 // HM Trawler Loch Shiel, a minesweeper, was completing a sweeping operation off Rhossili Bay on the Gower Peninsula when she caught a mine in her sweeps. Before it could be dealt with the mine exploded and the trawler sank with the loss of three men. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

26 Sept 1917 // HM Drifter Ocean Star, serving as a patrol vessel, disappeared off Portsmouth with all 10 crew overnight on 26/27 September. Wreckage was later found off Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, along with her boat, and it was presumed she been sunk by a mine. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

26 September 1916 Private Thomas Clayton (13299) 11 Bn Manchester Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Thomas is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1916 Lance Corporal Harry Fox was killed in action and buried in Knightsbridge Cemetery.

Harry is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1917 Private James Bowen (7595) 7 Bn King's Shropshire Light Infantry was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

James is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1915 Private Alfred E Baxter (16339) 8 Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Alfred is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1914 Private George Ward (9641) 1 Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment was executed for cowardice. He is on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1916 Private Mark Line (4878) 1/4 Bn South Lancashire Regiment died of wounds and was buried in Dartmoor Cemetery.

Mark is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1917 Gunner George Schofield (80137) Royal Garrison Artillery died and was buried in Wieltje Farm Cemetery.

George is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1916 Private Gordon Currie (49033) 1 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and buried in Grove Town Cemetery. Gordon was 18.

Gordon is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1918 Private Archibald Jones (52276) 1 Bn Manchester Regiment died and was buried in Ramleh War Cemetery.

Archibald is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1916 Private Charles Edward Chadwick (35231) 1 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Charles is also remembered inside the Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

26 September 1916 Private Ezra Morton (3449) 1/6 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial

Ezra is also remembered inside Stockport War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

111 years on from the first day of the battle of Loos.

10 men from Arbroath were killed that day. This puts it second only to Aubers Ridge as the towns costliest day of the Great War.

#loos #fww #ww1 #milhist #arbroath #greatwar

On 2 Sep 1914, when Paris was threatened, the President of the French Republic, Raymond Poincaré, and the Government left the Capital for Bordeaux.
The next day, Poincaré moved to the Hôtel de Nesmond, the Prefect’s residence. The Council of Ministers met there every day under his presidency. #WW1

25 September 1917

Edward Brittain writes to his sister Vera ‘We came out last night, though perhaps ‘came out’ scarcely expresses it; had about 50 casualties including 1 officer in the company – the best officer of course

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