by Summer Obrien | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, News
Forgotten Friday – Beer in Wartime ‘Beer is Best. It makes for contented workers, friendliness and tolerance, as the Government found in the last war. Above all – beer makes for British cheerfulness, which is undefeated.’ This was the slogan for one of... by Summer Obrien | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
Forgotten Friday – The First Tank to be used in Warfare The idea of a moving vehicle which could provide the military with firepower and protection was not a brand-new concept. However, during WWI the increasing availability of the internal combustion engine,... by Summer Obrien | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
Forgotten Friday – Private Thomas Highgate Private Thomas James Highgate was born on 13th May 1895 he was a British soldier during the First World War. Thomas was the first British soldier to be convicted of desertion and was executed by a firing squad on the...
