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| Claude Auchinleck Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 The Auk, was a British army commander during World War II. He was a career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, where he developed a love of the country and a lasting affinity for the soldiers he commanded. Claude_Auchinleck | |
| Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip ( , Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12Palestinian territories. Actual control of the area is in the hands of Hamas, an organization which won civil parliamentary Palestinian Authority elections in 2006 and took over the de facto government in the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian Authority by way of its own armed militia in July 2007, whilst violently removing the Palestinian Authority's security forces and civil servants from the Gaza Strip. Gaza_Strip | |
| Mural mural is any piece of artwork painted directly on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. Mural | |
| World War I casualties casualties in World War I, both military and civilian, were about 37 million Entente Powers (also known as the Allies) lost 5.7 million soldiers and the Central Powers about 4 million. World_War_I_casualties | |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942-43 for its historical setting. The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai | |
| Battle of Passchendaele Battle_of_Passchendaele | |
| Catania Catania (Greek:Katánē; Latin:Catăna and Catĭna) is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the eponymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants (752,895 in the Metropolitan Area) Catania | |
| Wilfred Owen Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 English and Welsh poet and soldier, regarded by many as one of the leading poets of the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his friend Siegfried Sassoon and sat in stark contrast to both the public perception of war at the time, and to the confidently patriotic verse written earlier by war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Wilfred_Owen | |
| Edward Thomas (poet) Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was an Anglo-Welsh poet and journalist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences. An accomplished writer, Thomas only turned to poetry under the stress of whether or not to enlist in the army to fight in World War I during the autumn of 1914.Thomas enlisted in the army in 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, soon after he arrived in France. Edward_Thomas_(poet) | |
| Hedd Wyn Hedd Wyn (13 January 1887 31 July 1917) was a Merionethshire farmer and Welsh language poet of World War I. Hedd_Wyn | |
| Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer and composer of comic songs. He wrote and performed as a member of the internationally renowned British comedy group Monty Python. Eric_Idle | |
| Rupert Brooke Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as Chaucer) Rupert_Brooke | |
| Burma Railway This article is about the railway constructed by Japan during World War II. For articles relating to the railways of the country Burma, see Railways of Burma. Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand-Burma Railway and similar names, is a 415railway between Bangkok, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar), built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign. Burma_Railway | |
| Golders Green Crematorium Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain. It is owned by the London Cremation Co plc, and opened in 1902, designed by the architect Sir Ernest George. Golders_Green_Crematorium | |
| Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (; 12 May 1820 – 13nurse, writer and noted statistician. Florence_Nightingale | |
| Boxgrove Priory Boxgrove Priory, in the village of Boxgrove in Sussex, was founded in about 1066 by Robert de Haye, who in 1105 bestowed the church of St. Mary of Boxgrove upon the Benedictine Abbey of Lessay. In about 1126 upon the marriage of Robert's daughter Cecily, to Roger St. Boxgrove_Priory | |
| Isaac Rosenberg Isaac Rosenberg (25 November 1890 English poet of the First World War who was considered to be one of the greatest of all British war poets. His "Poems from the Trenches" are recognised as some of the most outstanding written during the First World War. Isaac_Rosenberg | |
| Ypres Ypres (, ; , ); West Flemish Yper; German Ypern) is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote.During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles between the German and the Allied forces. During the war, Tommies nicknamed the city "Wipers." Ypres | |
| Military History of the Philippines Military_History_of_the_Philippines | |
| Ford Park Cemetery Ford Park Cemetery is a cemetery in central Plymouth, England, established by the Plymouth, Stonehouse & Devonport Cemetery Company in 1846 and opened in 1848. At the time it was outside the boundary of the Three Towns and was created to alleviate the overcrowding in the churchyards of the local parish churches. Ford_Park_Cemetery | |
| Amy Johnson Amy Johnson CBE, (1 July 1903 – 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English aviatrix. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. Johnson flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary where she died during a ferry flight. Amy_Johnson | |
| Chaim Weizmann Chaim_Weizmann | |
| Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, CStJ, (9 July 1901 romance novels. She also became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues. Other than her fictional romance books, she also wrote health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs. She was often billed as the Queen of Romance. Barbara_Cartland | |
| David Lloyd George Talk:David_Lloyd_George | |
| William Gott Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart "Strafer" Gott CB, CBE, DSO and bar, MC (13 August 1897 - 7 August 1942) was a British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general when serving in the British Eighth Army.An officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC), Gott served with distinction with the BEF in France during World War I. His nickname was a pun on the phrase Gott strafe England. William_Gott | |
| Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, and secure a sea route to Russia. Gallipoli_Campaign | |
| Geoffrey Dearmer Geoffrey Dearmer (21 March 1893 – 18 August 1996) was a British poet. He was the son of Anglican liturgist and hymnologist Percy Dearmer.During World War I, Dearmer was commissioned and served with the London Regiment at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Geoffrey_Dearmer | |
| Noel Godfrey Chavasse Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC and Bar, MC (9 November 1884 Victoria Cross twice. The battlefield of Mametz was to see acts of astonishing heroism by Captain Chavasse, the only man to win the Victoria Cross twice during the Great War. In 1916, Chavasse was hit by shell splinters while rescuing men in no-man's land. Noel_Godfrey_Chavasse | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organization of six independent member states established through Royal Charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military forces killed during the two World Wars. Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission | |
| World War II casualties World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Tens of millions were killed. The tables below give a detailed country-by-country count of human losses. World_War_II_casualties | |
| Menin Gate The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium dedicated to the commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line. Menin_Gate | |
| John McCrae Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae (November 30, 1872 January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields. John_McCrae | |
| Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in western Europe. Brookwood_Cemetery | |
| Joseph Brant Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (c. 1743 24 November 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during the American Revolution. Brant was perhaps the most well-known North American Indian of his generation. He met many of the most significant people of the age, including George Washington and King George III. Joseph_Brant | |
| Allied invasion of Sicily Allied_invasion_of_Sicily | |
| Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States-Canada border, located at Houlton,_Maine | |
| World War II casualties Talk:World_War_II_casualties | |
| James Kirk (VC) James Kirk VC (27 January 1897 - 4 November 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. Kirk was a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the 10th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, British Army, attached to the 2nd Battalion during the First World War when the actions that led to his recognition took place. James_Kirk_(VC) | |
| Pegasus Bridge "Rolling bascule bridge" redirects here. For other types of bridge referred to as "rolling" see rolling bridge.Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France. Pegasus_Bridge | |
| Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (January 24, 1920 - June 9, 1944), was an English poet. Keith_Douglas | |
| William Grover-Williams William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams (born William Charles Frederick Grover, 16 January 1903 - February or March 1945), also known as "W Williams", was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and special agent who worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) inside France. William_Grover-Williams | |
| Lloyd Allan Trigg Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg VC DFC (5 May 1914 11 August 1943), of Houhora, New Zealand, was a pilot in the RNZAF. He was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy for British and Commonwealth armed forces. His award is unique, as it was awarded on evidence solely provided by the enemy, for an action in which there were no surviving Allied witnesses to corroborate his gallantry. Lloyd_Allan_Trigg | |
| Robert Benoist Robert Marcel Charles Benoist, (March 20, 1895 French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero. Robert_Benoist | |
| Francis Mond Professor of Aeronautical Engineering Francis Mond Professor of Aeronautical Engineering is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. It was established in 1919 as a result of a benefaction from Emile Mond, in memory of his son Francis who had been educated at Peterhouse and was killed in action on 15 May, 1918 whilst serving with the RAF on the Western Front. Francis_Mond_Professor_of_Aeronautical_Engineering | |
| Harry Lauder Sir Henry Lauder (4 August 1870 - 26 February 1950), known professionally as Harry Lauder, was a notable Scottish entertainer, described by Sir Winston Churchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador!" Harry_Lauder | |
| Aubigny-en-Artois Aubigny-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Aubigny-en-Artois | |
| Barlin Barlin | |
| Bertincourt Bertincourt | |
| Billy-Berclau Billy-Berclau | |
| Billy-Montigny Billy-Montigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. Billy-Montigny |
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