Andy Adams

Serving LE Army Officer . Enthusiastic about military history. WFA Member. Occasional cyclist and LANCS medal hoarder. Dread God

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

@Veterans_Can The different shapes were a rank distinction within the regiment.
The red backing itself is an established regimental custom.
The often-repeated Waterloo explanation is probably folklore, as no authoritative regimental source seems to confirm it.

[Taff Gillingham @Taff_Gillingham]

The 1998 Khaki Chums Army Cyclist Corps Tour saw nine of us pedalling replica MkIV Army Bicycles from Nieuwpoort to the Ypres Salient and back on, what was then, the hottest recorded Belgian week in 100 years in full Great War ACC kit.

One night we slept, in the open, on top of the Ramparts, next to the Menin Gate. The mosquitos were busy while we were asleep and we were all well and truly bitten.

A particularly creative mozzy posse left my T G initials bitten into my forehead.

In celebration of my 60th birthday today, Chumrade Jack Johnson has created this numeric mozzie masterpiece…
🙄😂

[Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association @HawthornRidgeCA]

Popped by to see the Excellent RE demonstration stand at a show in Gravesend with Sapper Shand (clay kickers) showing the work of the 252nd Tunnelling Company at Beaumont Hamel. Well done mate!
#wewillrememberthem
#war

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall @SommePhantom]

51st (Highland) Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel today. In memory of the 51st's capture of B-H, Battle of The Ancre, Nov 1916.
A monument close to the heart of Derek "Dickie" Bird, chairman of WFA Scotland (North) Branch for 27 years, who sadly died two months ago.

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall @SommePhantom]

7th London Regiment Memorial at High Wood, Longueval, today. The main plaque is a 21st Century replacement, the memorial itself having been long-since drastically modified due to subsidence. The original plaque was badly warped & broken up when I first encountered it in >cont>

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

@EGreen1798

[Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association @HawthornRidgeCA]

Brilliant talk on how the conflict has affected the woodlands/geology from Helen Basson, expert on conflict archaeology & horticulture, previous winner of gold medal at Chelsea FS. She lives in Combles & is at the end of a 4yr PHD. Fascinating & Unique!
https://t.co/8tYoHpT8gs

[ExWren @VoWalesWren]

44 years ago today, during the Falklands War, my husband stood on the front line defending our British flag in the South Atlantic.

This is him on the left, captured in this moment after the battle, hands on his head, taken as a prisoner of war. He fought with courage alongside his comrades in the bitter cold and harsh conditions, doing what so many young British servicemen did, answering the call to protect British sovereignty. Until ordered to lay down arms by the Governor Rex Hunt!

Today we remember the bravery of all who served in the Falklands. The ones who came home, the ones who didn’t, and the families who waited and worried. 🫡🇬🇧

To my husband - I’m so proud of the man you were then, and the man you are now. Thank you for your service. 🫡❤️🇬🇧

It makes me furious to watch spineless traitors like Keir Starmer eagerly handing over our sovereign lands at every opportunity and betraying everything people like my husband and his comrades fought, bled and suffered for 🤬🇬🇧
#FalklandsWar #NP8901 #LestWeForget ❤️#BritishArmedForces

[INKWAKUZI @inkwakuzi_]

Making a Shelter Inside the Large Rock

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

@EGreen1798

[Simon Verdegem @SimonVerdegem]

There where more amazing and well preserved features found during that excavation... 3/3

#FWW #WW1 #Archaeology #History #InFlandersFields #Messines #Ypres

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

@Alan_K_Sweeney time spent on recce 😉

[Michelle Delaney @Michellewrs]

@AndyJMAdams @LANCS_REGT Excellent choice of ground for orientation and context —
the Italian Charnel House is a sobering but essential stop.

[Tom Tulloch-Marshall @SommePhantom]

Latest issue of "The Crater News" file:///C:/Users/famou/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/SKC193YL/Newsletter%20No.10.pdf from Derek Bird contain unfortunate news. Bonne Chance Derek, your achievements & legacy are considerable👍
https://t.co/SmTFsRb1pt

[Steve Davies MBE @steve220459]

@MikeTappTweets I fail to understand how you can put the lessons of your Army career aside and vote in favour of prosecuting Northern Ireland veterans. You might at least have argued for the withdrawal of IRA ‘comfort’ letters. If you had been in my Regiment you would be barred from reunions.

[Stuart A Clewlow @StuartAClewlow]

Ive been able to acquire the Memorial Scroll for #Chorley Pal, Pte Pilkington. He died in 1917. The scroll now joins his medals already in my collection. Interestingly, I also have the Memorial Scroll of Pte Proctor, George's next door neighbour.
#chorleypal #accringtonpals #WW1

[Alan Sweeney @Alan_K_Sweeney]

I am looking for book recommends for the Tunisia Campaign 1942-43 to support a battlefield study. Already read @James1940 and @sauldavid66. Got the new Tiger 131 book from @TankMuseum as suggested by @Tunisia_1943. Focus is on the British. Any ideas #militaryhistory experts?

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Do you have family members who served in the Second World War?

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

The Christmas Truce 1914: Henry Williamson recalls his experiences as a young soldier in the London Rifle Brigade which began on this evening 111 years ago tonight.

[Western Front Services @WFServicesLtd]

Wishing our friends and colleagues a wonderful festive season. Rick & Terry
@pro5w @GreatWarNerd

[Arnhem Fellowship @Arnhem44Fellow]

Just to let people know the latest newsletter is now available in the members area of our website...another cracking issue!

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Black Watch, land in Sicily at dawn, 10 July 1943.

You can watch our video on the Allied invasion of Sicily here: https://t.co/f8UNDKfGTY

Film: IWM AYY 496/2-1