18 September 1918 Driver George Minshull (W/5616) Royal Field Artillery was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial

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

18 September 1918 Corporal Norman Collyer (266355) 12 Bn Cheshire Regiment died and was buried in Doiran Military Cemetery

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

18 September 1918 Private Samuel Llewellyn (13329) 12 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.

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

18 September 1918 Gunner Archibald Anthony (72862) Royal Garrison Artillery and former @boltonwanderersfc.bsky.social
player was killed in action and buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

18 September 1918 Private James K Connell (15231) 12 bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.

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

18 September 1918 Private George H Hammond (16173) 12 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.

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

18 September 1916 Private William Downs (35929) 1 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial

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

18 September 1918 Lance Corporal John Barsby Bell (13613) 12 Bn Cheshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial

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

18 September 1915 Private Edgar Giesenberg (2653) 1/7 Bn Manchester Regiment was killed in action and was buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery. Edgar was 18.

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

18 September 1916 Private Richard Cavill (405215) 20 Bn Canadian forces died of wounds and was buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery

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

18 September 1918 Private Harold Higginbotham (56463) 11 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers was killed in action and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial.

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

18 September 1918 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, Marcus Kenny, H.M.S. "Victory II" died and was buried in Clayhall Naval Cemetery. Marcus was 20.

Marcus is also remembered on the Bramhall War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Out to @cwgc.bsky.social Framlingham to visit Cpl F J Self's grave 🪦
Recruited into 1st/4th Suffolk Regiment & transfered to 2nd Bn April 1917 he was severely wounded in a German attack at Wancourt 28/3/18, repatriated to Felixstowe Hospital he died on 27/6/18 ⚰
#WW1 #LestWeForget #RIP #Suffolk

#Onthisday 1914, the Government of Ireland Act, also known as the Third Home Rule Bill, received royal assent, but was suspended on the same day by the Suspensory Act 1914 due to the outbreak of the #WW1

18 Sept 1917 // Special Service Vessel HMS Glenfoyle, a former collier in use as a decoy ship under the alias Stonecrop, was torpedoed and sunk by U.43 south-west of Ireland. 18 of her crew were lost, 13 men dying of exposure in boats and rafts before rescue came. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

18 Sept 1917 // Destroyer HMS Contest was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat (either UB.32 or U.106) in the Western Approaches while on convoy duty. She was assisting torpedo-damaged steamer SS City of Lincoln when attacked. 35 of her crew died. (IWM Q 75127). #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

18 Sept 1915 // HM Trawler Lydian, a Milford Haven boat in naval service as a patrol vessel, struck a mine in St Margaret's Bay, Kent, and sank with the loss of eight men from her crew of ten. The mine had probably been laid a few days earlier by U-boat UC.6. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

#ww1 #Germanprisoner helps #Britishwounded to dressing station July 1916 #BattleoftheSomme. 1 July –18 Nov 1916). Total casualties for British 420,000 of these 125K died. Only a handful of history buffs have heard of the #Somme. What were they fighting about?? Does anyone care? Does it matter? No.