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This is Peter the sheep, who was born on a farm in Sussex during April 1914. Peter was a Southdown sheep – a small British breed of sheep from the South Downs in Sussex. He was bottle fed after his mother died and became very accustomed to people. Peter served as the beloved […]
I want you all now to help me to send a Christmas present from the whole nation to every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front. Princess Mary Presents for the Troops In 1914, Princess Mary created a fund to give a Christmas gift to every British Empire soldier and sailor in 1914. Through […]
“Our motto.” Your King and your Country need you and this is how they feed you bow. bow” The ‘motto’ stitched to this biscuit was written by Private Alfred Jackson. He received the biscuit as part of his rations when he served in the First World War. This Number Four army biscuit, made by Huntley […]
… whilst in command of the battalion scouts in advance of the vanguard, he was held up by the enemy but succeeded in rallying some troops who had lost their leaders, and in organising a firing line he showed great skill and initiative throughout the operation Military Cross Citation, London Gazette, 4th February 1918 This […]
The platoon commanders kicked off and the match against Death commenced… The gallant captain himself fell early in the charge, and men began to drop rapidly under the hail of machine-gun bullets. But still the footballs were booted on-wards, with hoarse cries of encouragement or defiance. The Daily Telegraph, 12 July 1916 On the first […]
