New to my collection is this #BoerWar silver-plated 'Gentleman in Khaki' fork, which goes nicely with my silk print and (not pictured) my Gentleman in Khaki silk handkerchief map. There are at least a couple of thousand words I could write about this and #TommyAtkins, and in my thesis, I am!

Rhymes of resistance

Christopher, the People's Poet, on the disaster that is Britain, the millions in poverty, the failures of leaders and the rejection of any war against Russia

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I've built quite a collection of #FWW #TrenchJournals, but this is the first time I have managed to get my hands on something from the #BoerWar. The similarities between the two wars in terms of soldier journalism are remarkably strong.