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News from Stamford School's History Department, Lincolnshire, UK
Joined October 2013
April 9 1865: U.S. Civil War - Union General Ulysses S. Grant, accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E Lee, at Appomattox Court, Virginia. #history
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#OnThisDay 1199 Richard the Lionheart died from a gangrenous crossbow wound. His heartbroken brother John succeeded him.
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Almost home. Thank you to all the pupils and staff (and two very capable and willing bus drivers!) who have all made the last three days so memorable. The History department wish you all a restful and well-deserved Easter holiday! See you next term!
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In one of our final visits of the trip, to St George’s Chapel in Ypres, we located the plaque donated by SES to commemorate those Old Stamfordians who gave their lives in the First World War.
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Your 2023 Battlefields trip group photo, under the watchful gaze of “The Brooding Soldier” of the St Julien Memorial to the 2,000 Canadian soldiers who gave their lives near this sight in April 1915. Here, the Canadians withstood the first poison gas attacks of the war.
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Final visit of a packed second day: Ypres, for a very special Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, held every evening since 1928. The gate marked the point through which Allied troops passed on their way to the Ypres Salient.
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A very special fourth visit of the day: to Becourt Military Cemetery and the resting place for former Head Boy and Second Lieutenant Oswald Elliot, who died in October 1916. Pupils from Stamford School and Stamford High School each laid a wreath following a brief service.
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Visit number 3: Loch Nagar Crater, where, on 1st July 1916, two Allied mines detonated with the aim of damaging the German defences before the advance. The explosion threw earth and debris so high it took 10 minutes to land!
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Second stop of the day: Newfoundland Park, tracking the progress of the Newfoundland Regiment on 1st July 1916- the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The regiment sustained the second-heaviest losses of all the Allied regiments on the first day.
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A very moving first visit of the day: Thiepval Memorial, in commemoration of the British and French missing at the Battle of the Somme, July-November 1914.
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Let day 2 commence: on the way to the Somme, starting with a visit to Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. A much more leisurely start in comparison to yesterday!
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Fourth and final stop of a very busy first day: the German cemetery at Langemarck.
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Third Stop of the day: Commonwealth War Graves at Tyne Cot!
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2023 Battlefields Trip underway- after a very early start, Messiness Ridge and Sanctuary Wood this morning!
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A lone soldier admires the view on the Italian Front of World War I, 1914-1918.
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Studio Portrait of a German Soldier, WWI The flowers tucked into his uniform are an indication that he will be sent to the frontline soon.
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There is so much to learn from the museums and that is what the occasion of Museum Selfie Day reminds us all. Happy Museum Selfie Day. Tag us in your Museum Selfies ☺️📸 #MuseumSelfieDay
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Looking to find out more about Stamford Endowed Schools? Please join us on the 7 March at Stamford Nursery and Junior School or the 15 March at Stamford School to tour our campuses and meet the Head Teachers. Follow the link to book your place: https://t.co/GYIXsWu9M7
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