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“Les Tommettes”- Army Women of the First World War
In 1917, women in uniform were not necessarily a radical, new idea. In 1907 the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) and the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) were formed. By 1915 women were taking over more ‘men’s work’. However, the idea of women in the Army-other than as nurses or cooks from the Women’s Legion- were not ...
The Life and Adventures of Colonel Tim Sweeny, RAPC
Colonel T. H. Sweeny, RAPC.
A quick note to the reader: all place names that are used are the original names used by Col Sweeny in his memoir. The modern locations and place names have been included when each location is first mentioned.
Born in 1898, Colonel Thurston Humphrey ‘Tim’ Sweeny first joined the army as a ...
Operation Corporate – The Falklands War 20 years on
The AGC Museum Temporary Exhibition
Introduction
The Falkland Islands are a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, not far from the tip of South America and the Antarctic. The Falklands were uninhabited until its discovery by Europeans in the 16th century, and have at various times belonged to Spain, France, Argentina, and Britain. At times, these countries co-existed ...
Army Education in the Victorian Era
In the Victorian period many Army recruits weren’t able to read or write, but the growing technical demands of soldiering required educated men. However, there was no available system in place for this so something had to be created.
‘The First Class Army School Certificate Made Easy’ by An Army Schoolmaster – 1890s
A page from the mathematics ...