Poppy Proms In The Park

Community Event commemorating WW1 at the Memorial Ground Broadstairs, hosted by Bradstow School 10 & 11 November 2018. Big Lottery Funded amongst others

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#OTD #WW1, 2 Jan 1915. We remember Rifleman Jesse John Goodey, 19, served in 3rd Battalion 3rd Rifle Brigate B Company & buried at Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-Darmentiers. From Balliol Road, Reading Street, Broadstairs.
#InnocentsStill

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On this day in World War One, 1st January 1915.

H.M.S. Formidable was sunk by a German submarine in the English Channel.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War 1, 311 Dec1 1917.

In 1916 HMS Osmanieh was requisitioned as a troopship & supply ship for British Royal Navy. On 31 Dec 1917, she struck a mine laid by an Imperial German Naval U-boat & sank at Alexandria, Egypt, lossing 209 lives.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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#OTD #WW1 30 Dec 1915. We remember Sick Berth Attendant John Archibald William Jenkins,30, of H.M.S Natal, was destroyed by an internal explosion, commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial. He left behind his parents of Dundonald Rd, Broadstairs.
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#OTD #WW1, 30 Dec 1915.
HMS Natal, under the command of Captain Eric Back, blew up at anchor with a great loss of life.
421 crew & civilian visitors died in the explosion, inc women & children. 400 crew survived.

See https://t.co/TGFaOrWA4x

#Remember #InnocentsStill

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On this day in World War One, 29th December 1914.

The British Government sent a memorandum to the United States Government in defence of British blockade policy

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 28th December 1915.

The evacuation of the remainder of the Gallipoli Peninsular was ordered:

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#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 27th December 1916.

French Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleship Gaulois was sunk by submarine in the Mediterranean

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 26th December 1914.

Garibaldi's Italian Foreign Legion saw action for first time on French front.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 25th December 1914.

Most people will have heard of the Christmas Day truce and football match - was it as the stories say? Have a look at Dan Snow's interesting piece on the stories: https://t.co/SG5zpJiFHT

#OTD #WW1 #Remember #HappyChristmas

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Wishing all our performers, sponsors, partners, supporters and visitors a Christmas or joy and peace.

From all of us on the Poppy Proms in the Park team.

#ThankYou

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On this day in World War One, 24th December 1914.

Christmas eve saw the second air raid on England and the first bomb dropped on English soil (near Dover).

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#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 23rd December 1914.

A proclamation was issued 'Revising the List of Articles to be treated as Contraband of War'

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#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 22nd December 1916.

It was a day of change in the structure of the British Government:
Ministry of Food formed in Great Britain
Ministry of Pensions formed in Great Britain
Ministry of Shipping formed in Great Britain

#OTD #WW1

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On this day in World War One, 21st December 1914.

We remember Private Harry Turner, 19, who served in 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment and is buried in St Peters Churchyard.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember #History #Heritage #PoppyProms #InnocentsStill

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On this day in World War One, 20th December 1914.

The First Battle of Champagne began, and would go on until the following March.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember

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On this day in World War One, 19th December 1917.

We remember Private R Harrison, who served in 3rd Hussars and is buried in Bishops Wilton (St Edith) Churchyard.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember #History #Heritage #PoppyProms #InnocentsStill

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On this day in World War One, 18th December 1915.

We remember Private James Barker (real name Michael Laffey), 36, who served in 2nd Batalion, Lancashire Fusiliers and is buried in St Peters Churchyard.

#OTD #WW1 #Remember #History #Heritage #PoppyProms #InnocentsStill

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On this day in World War One, 17th December 1915.

German light cruiser SMS Bremen sunk by British submarine in the Baltic.

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