Lieutenant Colonel Charles Traill DSO, MC
John Charles Merriman Traill was born on 24 January 1880 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of George William Traill, book-keeper, and his wife Phoebe Marshall (née Trew).
Mutineers: Presented by Robert Hadler – Video
Mutineers is a true story of the heroes and villains who sparked the biggest controversy in the annals of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) when they led a mutiny on […]
The Gallipoli Evacuation by Peter Hart – Book Review
Withdrawing your forces while ‘in-contact’ with the enemy is a challenging military manoeuvre.
Summary – ‘Special Missions in Persia and Russia, 1917-1919: Colonel Earnest Latchford MBE, MC.’
Mark Latchford opened his excellent presentation to an audience of 26 explaining that he inherited his grandfather’s (Ern) trunk of several hundred letters written to his fiancé during WWI.
Seeing things: how mystery aeroplanes caused a scare on the homefront in 1918
After Second Lieutenant Charles Kingsford Smith of the Royal Flying Corps returned wounded to Australia, he spent the night of 7 May 1918 on the beach at Terrigal watching for […]
Letters to Lily Vale: The life and letters of Ernest William Latchford MC, MBE 1916 to 1919 France, Persia and Russia – Book Review
Books are the rather torrid, but harmless, affair, you have while your spouse is asleep beside you.
The Grand Deception Churchill and the Dardanelles by Tom Curran – Book Review
Tom Curran examines the role of Winston Churchill, the First Sea Lord at the time, in decision making prior to the Gallipoli landings.
Hospital Ships by Rupert Goodman – Book Review
Hospital ships have been in use since at least the days the British fought off the Spanish Armada says Rupert Goodman in Hospital Ships.
