• Railway movement instructions

    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

    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

    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 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

    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!

    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...