by Brendan Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Sites of Memory
Staffordshire Regimental Museum ,Image: Replica trench at Staffordshire Regimental Museum. The Museum can be found alongside Whittington Barracks, outside of Lichfield. It was formerly the base of the Staffordshire Regiments since 1881– and the current base for the...
by Brendan Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Sites of Memory
Baku, Caspian Sea Image: The seafront at Baku. In January 1918 the War Office authorised a British Mission to be sent to the Caucasus, headed by Major-General Dunsterville. Leaving Baghdad, the Dunsterforce made their way slowly north through Persia, impeded by bad...
by Brendan Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Sites of Memory
The Trans-Caucasian Railway Image: End of the line, Batumi, 2025. At the time of the British occupation of 1919-20, the rail line ran straight into the town, one line to the docks and one along the main street. The expansion of Batumi began in 1883 with the final...
by Brendan Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Sites of Memory
Cannock Chase Image: The remains of a rifle range from the First World War, Cannock Chase. Two huge military camps were built on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire during the Great War; Rugeley Camp in the autumn of 1914 and Brocton Camp in January 1915. These camps could...
by Brendan Jackson | Sep 1, 2025 | Sites of Memory
Avoncroft Living History Festival Image: Members of the Warwicks 1914-18 group demonstrating rifle drill at Avoncroft. Avoncroft Museum is home to over 30 historic buildings and structures, dating from the 13th century to the mid-20th century. Sited at Bromsgrove,...
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