Dr Page's war diary

The story of a Scots doctor in a Welsh Regiment serving in France 1915-1918 and Northern Russia 1918-1919 Dr. Douglas C.M. Page M.C.

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1917 Silver Medal and Brooch awarded by HM the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to Mr & Mrs Herbert Wills "In recognition of the valued services rendered in connection with Russian Flag Day Movement in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿". Russian Flag Days were held all over 🇬🇧 during WW1 to raise funds for allies.

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A London station, with the recognisable Underground logos, by the artist Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, who lived in London in 1930s. Can you name the location? 🚇

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Count Alexander von Benckendorff, last Russian Imperial Ambassador to London, died of flu #OnThisDay 105 years ago. The diplomat, who spoke very little Russian (he was allowed by the Tsar to write cables in French), made a major contribution to Anglo-Russian alliance during #WW1.

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Happy Christmas to Orthodox Christian friends celebrating today! (Russian #WW1 time postcard: “I waited to see the holiday, and wasn’t left without a Christmas tree”)🎄

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#WW1 time ID of the aviation pioneer, inventor and 🇷🇺 Air Force commander Sergey Oulianine, on display at Russian Diaspora Museum in Moscow. We are raising funds to restore his grave in London - any help will be appreciated! Donate: https://t.co/5fcXkeM8Nk

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#armisticeday is the day to honour the heroes of the World Wars. We call on all friends to contribute to our appeal to restore the grave of Sergey Oulianine, Russian Air Force Commander during #WW1, a pioneer of aviation & remote control #lestweforget2021 https://t.co/j3DJIc2NYg

[Dr Page's war diary @WW1Medic]

Today in 1918 when the rest of Europe at last saw the end of hostilities. Douglas Page was still at war in Russia. https://t.co/QWhqC5lOff

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This is tomorrow. Don’t forget to email for a link.

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Russian aeronatics and aviation pioneer, inventor and Air Force Commander during #WW1 Sergey Oulianine died in London #OnThisDay 100 years ago. Today we are launching an appeal to renovate the hero's grave in Ladywell Cemetery - Please donate now! https://t.co/j3DJIc2NYg

[Dr Page's war diary @WW1Medic]

@chenwenhong @RusHeritageUK @GreatWarGroup @LivesOfWW1 @RealTimeWW1 @Herstory_Club @BadassHERstory @herstory_uk @Women_of_WW1 @greatwarwomen @ww1women Just spotted your tweet. Our Dr Page mentioned Madame Botchkareva in his diary on 25 September 1918. He wasn’t very complimentary about her! https://t.co/z26wStN3hv

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Everybody knows about #WW2 Arctic Convoys - but during #WW1 there were also Baltic Convoys carrying supplies from Britain to Russia. This badge was given to commanders of the ships (one of whose descendants became a UK diplomat in Russia https://t.co/Qt4hDcF2VK ) #LestWeForget

[Joanna Moncrieff @WWalks]

I have just discovered this tool from the @CWGC and find that Rifleman Charles H Moxham age 25, late of my address in #Chingford died #OTD in 1916. A bit of a shock that it’s the anniversary of his death today.

[WFA East London @WFAEastLondon]

Please join us for tonight’s talk. It’s going to be good! (And we are nice!) Email for link: [email protected]. @TheWFA @SussexWfa @cork_wfa @

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Herne Bay, Kent, has a lovely road called Muscovy Way. However the Russian connection is not direct: it seems to be named after the Muscovy duck, since Mallard Close & Flamingo Drive are nearby

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When #WW1 started, Grand Duchess George of Russia got stranded in Harrogate. There, she set up FIVE hospitals for 🇬🇧 soldiers, financed them and personally cared for the wounded. She saved 1200 people in total #InternationalNursesDay

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19.30, 20 May, join us for a Zoom webinar by Dr Viv Newman @worldwarwomen on her latest book “It’s Our WarToo - Children at War 1914-1918”. We’re looking forward to it! Email for link [email protected]. @wfa https://t.co/x8s1NcuuS7

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#OnThisDay in 1951 Prince Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky died in Tonbridge. A truly remarcable man: he was Russia's largest landowner, member of Intl @Olympics Committee, promoter of football and ice hockey, general in #WW1, Russian and Finnish Civil Wars.

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Birkenhead has a Neva Avenue, and Weston-super-Mare & Southampton have a Neva Road each. The name is likely to come from the river in St Petersburg but let us know if it doesn't

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No matter how misguided the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War was, UK forces had an official war artist. Henry Tonks, friend of John Singer Sargent, relocated to North Russia from the Western front of #WW1 and left a number of interesting works.