by Ian Andrew | Nov 13, 2016 | Fiction, Places, War, WWI
Sixty-six years of death in twenty-four hours… and one man in particular. One hundred years ago today, on the 13th November 1916, exactly three thousand five hundred British military died[i]. It is a surprisingly precise, neat number given the unprecise,...
by Ian Andrew | Aug 28, 2015 | Memoir, Non-Fiction, Photography, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, War, WWII
A few days ago a colleague of mine handed me a fragile photo album with the words, “My Grandmother worked with 617 Squadron during the war, would you like to see the photos?” Which, for anyone with even a passing interest in the RAF is going to be a hard...
by Ian Andrew | Jul 14, 2015 | Fiction, Northern Ireland, War, WWI
In memory of my Great, Great Uncle who died of wounds on the 14th July 1916. Although I haven’t traced the exact circumstances yet, it is most likely he was wounded on the 1st of July as the 12th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles went over the top on the...
by Ian Andrew | Jul 30, 2014 | Fiction, Short Stories, War
This coming weekend will see many events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Great War. Over the next four years, as each significant battle reaches its centenary, we shall be reminded of the futile waste of millions of lives, the horrendous...
