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Author Archives: Great War Britain Norfolk. November 13, 2016. By Great War Britain Norfolk. A Chief Constable Before His Time. Major Egbert Napier Chief Constable Norfolk Constabulary 1909- 1915. Major Egbert Napier, the Chief Constable of Norfolk County Constabulary, after not being called back to the colours, felt that he had no option but to take a commission in the army. He could have lived out the war in a secure post but he chose to go and serve his King and Country. Letters from JWC and Nora.
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July 12, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 3). The Advance on 12th August 1915. Corporal 2247 Bertie Ernest Green 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment who died of wounds on 13th August 1915. Major Thomas Woods Purdy. Major Thomas Woods Purdy 1/5th Norfolk Regiment. On the left of the 54th Division was the 10th Division. Orders received was that the former was to link the latter with the 53rd Division who were positioned on the Salt Lake and Azmak ...
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Monthly Archives: July 2015. July 29, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 1). Men of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Sheringham Station. And so we begin…. This brings me onto the main points of their story which tend to fall into four categories which are. 1 They were known as the Sandringham Company, Battalion or Regiment. 3 That they were abducted by aliens. 4 They were executed by the Turks. In the book by Nigel McCrery, and the TV adapta...
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Great War Britain Norfolk. I am a battlefield guide, military researcher and author of two books. I have been visiting the battlefields of WW1 and WW2 since I was 13 years old and have a passion for these subjects. I now live in Norfolk and write about the history of Norfolk in the Great War and beyond. Both of my books can be seen and purchased via the links. http:/ www.jarrold.co.uk/departments/books/local-books/and-they-loved-not-their-lives-unto-death-by-steve-smith. 12 thoughts on “ About. However I...
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The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 4) | stevesmith1944
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July 12, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 4). The officers of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment including their C.O. Colonel Proctor-Beauchamp. Local papers reported the loss of 5th Norfolk officers soon after the event, where one paper noted,. The Lynn Advertiser dated Friday 27th August 1915. The Eastern Daily Press reported on the 7th January 1916,. SANDRINGHAM MEN DISAPPEAR.’. Directly quoting Hamilton’s after action report. And yet accoun...
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August 14, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 5). Private 1432 Cecil Bullimore from Westwick who served with the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment and who was killed in action on 12th August 1915. I first came to learn the truth about the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment when I wrote my first book about the men from Worstead and Westwick who were killed in WW1 and WW2 and who are commemorated on the war memorials in the village churches. Arrived at ...
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July 29, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 1). Men of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Sheringham Station. And so we begin…. This brings me onto the main points of their story which tend to fall into four categories which are. 1 They were known as the Sandringham Company, Battalion or Regiment. 3 That they were abducted by aliens. 4 They were executed by the Turks. In the book by Nigel McCrery, and the TV adaptation of that book produced by...
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July 12, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 4). The officers of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment including their C.O. Colonel Proctor-Beauchamp. Local papers reported the loss of 5th Norfolk officers soon after the event, where one paper noted,. The Lynn Advertiser dated Friday 27th August 1915. The Eastern Daily Press reported on the 7th January 1916,. SANDRINGHAM MEN DISAPPEAR.’. Directly quoting Hamilton’s after action report. And yet accoun...
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The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 2) | stevesmith1944
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August 10, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 2). Initial Moves and Preparation. Part two of this five part series looks at when the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment landed at Gallpoli and their initial moves prior to going over the top on 12th August 1915. Men of the 1/5th Norfolks in tropical kit marching to embark to Gallipoli. The officers of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. August 12th 1915, for the 5th Norfolk Territorials, the 5th Suffolk...
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The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 1) | stevesmith1944
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July 29, 2015. By Great War Britain Norfolk. The 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Gallipoli (Part 1). Men of the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment at Sheringham Station. And so we begin…. This brings me onto the main points of their story which tend to fall into four categories which are. 1 They were known as the Sandringham Company, Battalion or Regiment. 3 That they were abducted by aliens. 4 They were executed by the Turks. In the book by Nigel McCrery, and the TV adaptation of that book produced by...
