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  • Lieutenant John "Jack" George Swain of Long Clawson

    Lieutenant John "Jack" George Swain of Long Clawson

    With a curious question about his will
  • Harry Harby - War service timeline

    Harry Harby - War service timeline

  • Contents of the souvenir matchbox: photographs of leaders from the First World War

    Contents of the souvenir matchbox: photographs of leaders from the First World War

    BOT/173/025
    Each print measures about 3 by 2 cm. There are four prints: BOT173/025#1 – “Souvenir de 1914”, photograph of General Joffre BOT173/025#2 ...
  • A souvenir matchbox from the First World War

    A souvenir matchbox from the First World War

    BOT/173/024
    These two pictures show the elegant exterior design of a tiny hinged box, nominally a matchbox though here it contained ...
  • Wartime postcard: London in the blackout

    Wartime postcard: London in the blackout

    BOT/173/023
    A scene in which a Zeppelin dirigible is caught in the searchlight beam as it flies over Westminster.
  • Postcard: the Menin Gate, Ypres

    Postcard: the Menin Gate, Ypres

    BOT/173/022
    The scene at the Menin Gate Memorial of British Heroes, as the cation reads, soon after its unveiling in 1927. ...
  • Wartime postcard: a soldier's homecoming

    Wartime postcard: a soldier's homecoming

    BOT/173/021
  • Wartime postcard: those magnificent men ...

    Wartime postcard: those magnificent men ...

    BOT/173/020
    An British fighter plane diving over the sea, in the background is the coast of France or Britain.
  • Wartime postcard: romance in the blackout

    Wartime postcard: romance in the blackout

    BOT/173/019
    The location of the scene is taken to be a street in London, but this is not certain, it could ...
  • Wartime postcard: Kaiser Bill

    Wartime postcard: Kaiser Bill

    BOT/173/018
    A satirical cartoon by the English artist, Leonard Raven-Hill (1867-1942).
  • Wartime postcard: a French infantryman

    Wartime postcard: a French infantryman

    BOT/173/017
    This postcard displays a cartoon by L. Raven-Hill, of a French infantryman about the time of the Battle of Verdun. ...
  • Leicestershire Regiment soldiers at camp

    Leicestershire Regiment soldiers at camp

    BOT/173/004
    One of these men was probably a member of the Box family
  • A young man, perhaps waiting to enlist

    A young man, perhaps waiting to enlist

    BOT/173/003
    This may be Charles Box, who fought in the Army Service Corps in the First World War, though the young ...
  • Pte Henry Box, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, c.1915

    Pte Henry Box, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, c.1915

    BOT/173/002
    Provisional identification, needs to be confirmed. The soldier is wearing what may be a Yorkshire Light Infantry cap badge, but ...
  • Pte Henry Box, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1918

    Pte Henry Box, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1918

    BOT/173/001
    Shortly before he was killed in action.
  • Finding a “new” Harry Harby picture

    Finding a “new” Harry Harby picture

    Showing how some detective teamwork identified the place and connection of a curious photograph and opened up a soldier’s service story
  • Bottesford Parish First World War Centenary Project: People, community and memory

    Bottesford Parish First World War Centenary Project: People, community and memory

    Final Evaluation Report & Appendices
  • Bottesford Parish Armistice Centenary Events

    Bottesford Parish Armistice Centenary Events

  • Armistice  Day Centenary - Bottesford Parish

    Armistice Day Centenary - Bottesford Parish

    Remembrance & Peace
  • Remembering Pte. Jesse Norman, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts., & Derby Regiment

    Remembering Pte. Jesse Norman, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts., & Derby Regiment

    Killed in Action, 4th November 1918.
  • Remembering Pte. Isaac Johnson, 24th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

    Remembering Pte. Isaac Johnson, 24th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

    Died of Wounds, 20th November 1918
  • Remembering Pte. Frank Raithby DCM, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force

    Remembering Pte. Frank Raithby DCM, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force

    Died of Wounds, 6th October 1918
  • Remembering Pte. Arthur Mayfield,  1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derby Regiment)

    Remembering Pte. Arthur Mayfield, 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derby Regiment)

    Killed in Action, 7th October 1918.
  • Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Killed in action 24th September 1918
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