Rob Kelly

Cycles amongst other things 🚲 NO DM

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

@HeatherJeeves I'm sick of her

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Tidying books up, #armour and #napoleonic sections done #historybooks #militaryhistory

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Anyone interested in #cycling please give me follow I'm a bit short 😂 #cyclinglife

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When you're freezing watching #cycling

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Saw these murals when I was out #cycling

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@footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK I can't find it on TNT

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

The Scottish bagpiper was Bill Millin, the personal piper to Lord Lovat, commander of the 1st Special Service Brigade on D‑Day. Bagpipes had been banned in combat since World War I because pipers were such obvious targets, but Lovat ignored the rule and ordered Millin to play as their landing craft approached Sword Beach.

Under heavy fire, Millin marched up and down the shoreline playing traditional Scottish tunes while bullets and shells tore through the sand around him. His presence became a surreal symbol of defiance, an echo of ancient Highland warfare dropped into the chaos of modern mechanized battle.

After the beach was secured, Millin learned from captured German snipers why he hadn’t been shot. They admitted they saw him clearly but assumed he had lost his mind, wandering through gunfire with a bagpipe instead of a weapon. To them, he wasn’t a threat, just a madman. That misunderstanding saved his life.

Millin’s piping became one of the most iconic and improbable stories of D‑Day: a lone musician walking through the storm of war, protected not by armor or strategy, but by the sheer absurdity of what he was doing.

#archaeohistories

[Fleet Air Arm Museum @FleetAirArmMus]

🗓️ #onthisday 24 February 1970

👊 The first front-line Sea King squadron is formed at RNAS Culdrose for anti-submarine duties in HMS Ark Royal.

🙌 824 Squadron's own Commissioning was held at HMS Sea Hawk.

🎟️ See inside the Sea King at the museum - https://t.co/2tqXR56Yx3

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Wip on 1/35 universal carrier
#JFFCancerResearch

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Enjoying reading this #historybooks #ww2 #literature #military

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

@footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK £33 for this shite I don't think so and maybe reply to your customers

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

@footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK Are you actually going to show the Juventus game

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Trying to sort stash out...I think

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

When you open a cupboard and away at the back you forgot you had this box 😂 #toysoldier @Airfix

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Some books from charity bookstore #militaryhistory #historybooks #military #history

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

@cyclingontnt Why is the channel without ads not working absolute thieves

[Rob Kelly @Gullwatcher]

Don't normally say anything like this but the #world is a truly horrible place just now

[Callum Easton @CallumCe309]

Please forgive the obligatory, cheesy ‘author holding their book’ photo.

After working on this research for so long, it feels wonderful to see and hold it as something real and tangible.

[Ian Phillips: Music, TV & Film Classics @IPhillips79]

Watching (ITV 1987-1993)

An old favourite of mine and still enjoy it to this day. Great cast! Who likes/liked this sitcom?

[dave ainsworth @daveainsworth63]

Remembering the wonderful English actress Fenella Fielding (Fenella Feldman) who died on this day in 2018. She was 90. #FenellaFielding #CarryOnScreaming #CarryOnRegardless #HancocksHalfHour #PiecesOfEight #GuestHouseParadiso #DoctorInLive #DoctorInDistress #DoctorInClover