Neil York
@johncopse
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Great Grandson of Henry York, Barnsley Pals, Killed in Action at Serre 1st July 1916.
Joined November 2018
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RT @JenKteach: On this day: The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, began on July 31, 1917, and lasted until….
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RT @lostcitylondon: My latest book, "First In Arms - The Great War Story Of The 1st Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment", is now out. Please….
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Contained within is the Great War story of the 1st Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment. The 1st Wiltshires served on the Western Front through the entirety of the war, from the time that the British...
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RT @N323339N: Captain David Ezra - Royal Garrison Artillery. ‘He loved England better than his life’
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Above the Battlefield: Royal Flying Corps & RAF in WW1 via @OldFrontLinePod.
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For the start of our War in the Air Month, we begin with a look at the real story of the ‘Twenty Minuters’, the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force in the First World War. We look at…
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RT @FlandersBTour: The grave of Stanhope Forbes, how my heart aches at seeing it in this condition, surely this is not acceptable? . “He sa….
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Constant reminders for me of 1/7/16 ¼ mile from home. Reggie Ellis 8/Y&L and William Crook 9/Y&L. Both died in the UK of wounds received at Nab Valley & were laid to rest in Wath Cemetery. Learn about this deadly #Somme battlefield at via @OldFrontLinePod
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Exploring Funchal this afternoon. Here's Madeira's memorial to the island's dead of the Great War and subsequent conflicts. Remembering Portugal's almost forgotten contribution to the allied war effort. #WW1
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RT @DebsaDelight: Such a beautiful but tragic epitaph. He was 24 when he died. His wife never remarried .The child who never saw her father….
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Beautiful display while at work this afternoon. A good choice, @NationalHways. Another reminder that "Der Tag" draws near. #Somme
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A long boring night-shift last night brightened by this from @OldFrontLinePod. I managed it all without interruption! Excellent.
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RT @Ianlyall9: A huge thank you to Burgh le Marsh Town Council, for funding a refurbishment of the town war memorial. Looks absolutely grea….
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