Comments for That's Nothing Compared to Passchendaele http://machineguncorps.com A First World War Machine-Gunner and RAF Pilot remembers Wed, 08 May 2013 10:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Harrowby Camp, Grantham: Machine Gun Training – 1916 by Pauline Gurling http://machineguncorps.com/2011/07/09/machine-gun-training-1916/#comment-243 Wed, 08 May 2013 10:37:12 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-243 My father Albert Victor Day was possibly at Harrowby Camp. He was a machine gunner and also a driver in A company 1st Battalion tanks. i have a group photo, don’t know where taken but maybe at Harrowby. Would love to see the photos that you have. Am trying to research about tanks.

]]> Comment on The men from Lewes who died in the First World War by The World War One wasteland: Haunting rare images show apocalyptic destruction on the Western Front « vineoflife.net http://machineguncorps.com/2012/07/12/lewes-first-world-war-dead/#comment-134 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:04:50 +0000 http://machineguncorps.com/?p=412#comment-134 [...] The men from Lewes who died in the First World War (machineguncorps.com) [...]

]]> Comment on Third Ypres and the Battle for Poelcapelle October 1917: A Machine Gunner’s Story by Jonathan F Vernon http://machineguncorps.com/2012/06/26/poelcapelle-october-1917/#comment-99 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:07:06 +0000 http://machineguncorps.com/?p=385#comment-99 Delighted to know you. My interest is to recreate a 10 day period around October 15 to 25 1917. I have a recording of my grandfather describing what he went through. How can our generation ever comprehend uts awfulness?

]]> Comment on Third Ypres and the Battle for Poelcapelle October 1917: A Machine Gunner’s Story by Johan Vanbeselaere http://machineguncorps.com/2012/06/26/poelcapelle-october-1917/#comment-98 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:30:27 +0000 http://machineguncorps.com/?p=385#comment-98 living in Poelkapelle and member of the Poelcapelle 1917 Association, and if I can be of any help, let me know !

Johan Vanbeselaere

]]> Comment on Harrowby Camp, Grantham: Machine Gun Training – 1916 by Richard Parry http://machineguncorps.com/2011/07/09/machine-gun-training-1916/#comment-77 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:13:53 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-77 I have a couple of photographs of Harrowby Camp one April 1916 (my Granfather (Tank Corp. machine gunner)and other 12 soldiers. The other I guess is Dec 1915, table laid for christmas dinner ?

]]> Comment on Henry Gartendfeld & Dick Piper R.I.P OCT 1917 by Simon http://machineguncorps.com/2011/07/12/gartendfeld-piper-1917/#comment-72 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:55:52 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-72 My Great grandfather was in the Fusilers first and then I suspect after his Btn was desimated, was then enrolled into the D.L.Infantry killed on the 22 Oct 1917 @ Pachendale

]]> Comment on About the author by Steve Sharples http://machineguncorps.com/about/#comment-43 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:54:53 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?page_id=2#comment-43 Dear Jonathon
Steve Sharples here, long time my friend, hope you are as happy as I remember you, would love catch up.
Cheers
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]]> Comment on The war to end war? So H G Wells thought in 1914 and 1936 by The war to end war – but it didn’t | My Mind Bursts http://machineguncorps.com/2012/06/19/the-war-to-end-war-so-h-g-wells-thought-in-1914-and-1936/#comment-21 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:35:01 +0000 https://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-21 [...] I’m dwelling on all of this as we approach the centenary of the First War, the ‘Great War’ while reading a publication from that era, ‘World War’. [...]

]]> Comment on A 95 year old Machine Gunner veteran is introduced to the King of Belgium at the Menin Gate, Ypres by World War One Historical Assn http://machineguncorps.com/2012/05/09/a-95-year-old-machine-gunner-veteran-is-introduced-to-the-king-of-belgium-at-the-menin-gate-ypres/#comment-16 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:36:57 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=247#comment-16 Reblogged this on ww1ha.

]]> Comment on The Army Medical was a disgrace – 1915 by mymindbursts http://machineguncorps.com/2011/07/09/army-medical-1915/#comment-15 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:57:42 +0000 http://getjackback.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-15 Reblogged this on My Mind Bursts and commented:

Looking forward to Birdsong and how well it recreates the stories my grandfather told me. I interviewed this Durham Light infantry, Machine Gun Corps and RAF veteran in his 97th year.

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