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Welcome to the Old Barbed Wire
The Old Barbed Wire is intended to capture news and views about the First World War. Not a newspaper, but a viewspaper. It will be interactive, so that you can comment on articles, add details of your own familys part in the war and help keep us all up to date on what is happening in the world of family and military research and battlefield touring. Its in development right now, so remember to come back soon.
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Recent Posts
- Railway movement instructions
- Allan G Marsh
- Clement Noel Brewin
- Lindsay Mackersy MC
- River Yser breaks banks
- In progress. Come back soon!
- What is “Your research” all about?
- Remains of 15 British soldiers discovered at Beaucamps-Ligny
- What is the Hall of Memory?
- CWGC trials new treatments at cemeteries
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Railway movement instructions
This chit was given to the commanding officer of 8th Royal Dublin Fusiliers. It gives instructions regarding the battalion’s move... -
Allan G Marsh
I am indebted to Bob Marsh of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, for these pages of notes written by his grandfather. Allan... -
Clement Noel Brewin
This wonderful personal story and narrative of a little-known unit was provided to the Old Barbed Wire by Clement’s son... -
Lindsay Mackersy MC
Lindsay Stuart Mackersy was aged 23 when he applied for a commission on New Years Day 1915. He was a... -
River Yser breaks banks
In scenes that remind us of the deliberate flooding of the battlefield between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide in 1914, the River... -
In progress. Come back soon!
“The Old Barbed Wire” is intended to capture news and views about the First World War: not a newspaper, but...
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Railway movement instructions
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Hall of Memory
Allan G Marsh
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Hall of Memory
Clement Noel Brewin
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Hall of Memory
Lindsay Mackersy MC
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Battlefields today
River Yser breaks banks
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In development
In progress. Come back soon!
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Your research
What is “Your research” all about?
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Battlefields today
Remains of 15 British soldiers discovered at Beaucamps-Ligny
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Hall of Memory
What is the Hall of Memory?
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Battlefields today
CWGC trials new treatments at cemeteries
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