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This photograph from my collection shows a Sergeant from The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Helpfully it is signed by the soldier ‘Yours truly Sgt. J. Wyeth’. However on searching the First World War service records and medal index cards (MIC), I could not find a soldier who matched those details. However, there is a…

The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women alike. Seeing Pavlichenko as a tangible threat, the German High…

http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Podcast-20_-Trench-Life.mp3 That bloody great thing’d come up there and stand up on its back legs and gnaw something like that, you know. I used to line the sights up and give them one round of ball, bang! Blow ‘em to nothing. For most people, the phrase ‘First World War’ conjures up images of deep, waterlogged…

Rifleman William Eve, 1/16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), The London Regiment, 1914. (Credits: NAM) The pocket diary entries of Rifleman William Eve starkly reveal what daily life was like for soldiers in the trenches during the harsh first winter on the Western Front. Winter on the Western Front By the end of 1914…

Until some weeks ago most have never heard of “Battalion 1944”, which is a new upcoming World War II shooter however after launching their Kickstarter fund project they hit their initial funding goal after only 3 days (pledged goal was £100,000). As of today, February 28, a stunning £279,339 has been already collected with still 3 days to…

Landing of the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment at W Beach on 25 April 1915 (Credits: Imperial War Museum) http://www.argunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Podcast-14_-Gallipoli.mp3 There was millions and millions and millions of flies. The whole of the side of the trench used to be one black swarming mass. All around your mouth and on any cuts or sores that you’d…

The first history covering a tunnelling company published since the 1920’s. This history of 177 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers details from their formation on the Western Front in 1915 to the disbandment of the Company after the war. It looks at the men of all ranks who made up the Company, where they were from…

As World War One stagnated into trench warfare, snipers and machine guns quickly proliferated, and exposure above the parapet of one’s trench could be extremely hazardous. This leaves one with the question of, how to shoot back without risking a bullet? Learn more about Trench Mauser. Trench Mauser One answer that was devised was to…

Here are some of the more fun facts that occurred during World War II that you may did not know. I also added on fact from more recently but that is related to World War II. Fact 1: In 2014, a 90 year old British veteran – named Bernard Jordan – was reported missing from his nursing…

Argunners Magazine published a series of amazing WWII photographs recently uncovered from the archives of General Charles Day Palmer, who was a four-star General. Most of the photographs were confidential photographs taken by the U.S. Signal Corps not fit for publication, Brig. Gen. was allowed to have them for private use after censoring (names of places etc.)….