Andrew Holmes

First World War, History, photography and other random stuff. Assisted @churchill_alex with CFC WW1, Somme & Passchendaele books. Occasional 1 Hours Tourist.

[Yannick Olivères @ThePoiluProject]

My cousin Jules Marius Berlioz, 17th Dragoon Regiment. Nephew of my x3 Great Grandmother Emilie Berlioz. Jules died on the last day of WWI, 11/11/1918. He is resting on Belgian soil. St-Charles-de-Potyze French military cemetery, Ypres.

Thanks to @bart_debeer for the pic.

[Richard Morris @ahistoryinart]

In the 'The Lustre Bowl,' (1908) William Nicholson plays with the shining contrast of the bowl against a dark black background. He would set up a still life and leave it untouched for days, absorbing every element. The flash of light lifts the picture out of the ordinary.

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@AStreetNearYou Thanks for sharing.

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First World War Memorial and Commemorative plaque at Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York.

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@agh57 The three war casualties, details at https://t.co/MjR9gPWBg8

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Lady Peckett's Yard, a medieval alley, in York yesterday.

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The North Eastern Railway Memorial at York. Designed by Luytens it commemorates the 2,236 railway employees that died in the First World War.

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Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York, yesterday.

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The Shambles, York, last night!

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Rare box pews at Holy Trinity (Goodramgate) Church, York, yesterday.

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@RevdPye @WinColl @BalliolOxford @GilesMacDonogh @pirateirwin @MargyMayell @alanhinkes @FAB87F @MalcolmCGodfrey @theskibeagle @LucyLondon7 @EdnaKB2 @notoldtoonloon The epitaph on his grave is from Shakespeare’s Henry V.

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@jbanningww1 @TheNewsAgents @lewis_goodall I expected better of Henry III.

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War Memorial First Gas Attack Boezinge, Ypres, yesterday.

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Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday morning.

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Ypres, yesterday!

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Essex Farm Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday morning.

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Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday.

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Poelcapelle British Cemetery, yesterday afternoon.

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Ruminghem Chinese Cemetery, earlier today. The cemetery contains the graves of 75 men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died in the First World War.

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The Menin Gate, Ypres, just now