Andy Benns

Rugby, football ⚽️ 🏈, history, bit of culture (a little goes a long way) and one book about the history of the Triple Jump, #TripleJumpTrailblazers

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@Newbattleatwar @PateGeorge24 Looks like he was Robert Cumming Dickson, born Millerhill abt 1898, Pte 2237/2005132, discharged 25 Feb 1919

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@BrittanyRememb1 @DOYRMS Go for it, he was killed in a “cycle accident” if that was not already known to you and sadly his only daughter Phyllis was born in December 1940 after his death.

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

Old Boy of the DYRMS 1923-28 @DOYRMS

[Brittany Remembers @BrittanyRememb1]

#OTD We remember Trooper Ernest Whitworth 10th Royal Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps who lost his life 15 June 1940 in the doomed attempt to create an allied bridgehead in Brittany. It would be 4 long years before his RAC comrades returned to help liberate Brest. His grave in Guipavas is still honoured by local people. @CWGC @PoppyLegion @SFinistere

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@Newbattleatwar Is this the one you wanted?

[Mike Owens 🇪🇺 @Mike_Owens_4638]

Paid my respects today to the 4 fallen Old Boys @DOYRMS buried @CWGC Reichswald Forest. These ‘lost’ Old Boys are part of a project by @andybenns. Buy his book… https://t.co/OkFBBCXubG

Visited fallen Monuments Man - Ronald Balfour too. @hughbon

Also - told them ‘we won’… 🫡

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

Old Boy of @DOYRMS

[Elgan Evan Alderman @ElganTimes]

A few weeks ago, I spent two hours in Blaenavon with the wife and four daughters of a Lions legend to hear all about the man in question: Maurice Colclough 🦁
https://t.co/ZsKzhOd13H

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@30s20s @footballandwar @FABookforBoys1 @MarinersArchive He joined the Army from the Royal Hibernian Military School in Dublin at the age of 14/15 like his brother Con/Cornelius Moulson

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Historians have uncovered the forgotten stories of 300 alumni of the Duke of York military orphanage who died in the two world wars https://t.co/i3ST4Va9H4

[Mike Owens 🇪🇺 @Mike_Owens_4638]

The past few days have seen me in Normandy with @RE_Hist_Society. I’ve learned a great deal & been able to pay my respects to the fallen Old Boys @DOYRMS. There were 5 Dukies killed during the battle of Normandy. 🫡 SOTB Thanks to @andybenns for his superb research.

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@TheKnotUnites Another pair of brothers in 2/Suffolks at Le Cateau were Drmr Lawrence Carmon HILL 8189, KIA 26/8/14 aged only 17 & Sgt Jack Harold HILL 6908, POW. Both Old Boys of @DOYRMS

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

Fred Gilligan MM was an Old Boy of the Royal Hibernian Military School from 1920-24 then finished his schooling @DOYRMS from 1924-26

[Ger Browne @GerBrowne4]

Fantastic photo of the 2 Gilligan brothers from Dublin🇮🇪 Fred & George, both orphans who survived WW2 until Fred (awarded a MM for outanding bravery in🇮🇹) was killed aged 34 doing peacekeeping in Austria on 1 Oct 1945. George was MID for action in Normandy https://t.co/0Ay0Toaivq

[Harvey-Benns Method @Harvey_Benns]

Fantastic time with @TotalRunningP and Triple Jump G.O.A.T. JONATHAN EDWARDS…🙌🐐✨🔗👇

Video Link: https://t.co/c7qhQgawTV

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[Harvey-Benns Method @Harvey_Benns]

To help the current Triple Jump GOAT debate…🤔

We undertook detailed analysis on the 211 Greatest Triple Jumpers in History for our Ranking…📊📱📝

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[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@MJGold @Taylored2jump Read about ALL of the triple jump legends here and decide who you think is the 🐐…

[Harvey-Benns Method @Harvey_Benns]

Our DECATHLON TOP 10 Greatest Of All Time [detailed analysis athlete count = 158]!!! Who’s your Decathlon GOAT?!?🐐🔥

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[Anderson Emerole @EmeroleAnderson]

Christian Taylor is also retiring this Friday at the Holloway Classic. I don't think people truly realize how GOATED he is in the Triple Jump

Olympics:🥇🥇
Worlds: 🥇🥇🥇🥇
World Indoor:🥈
World Youth:🥇
Diamond League:💎💎💎💎💎💎💎
Marks: 18.21m, 18.11m, 18.06m, 18.02m, 18.04m

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

@EmeroleAnderson Read ‘Triple Jump Trailblazers’ for an exploration of the claims of Christian Taylor and others throughout history to be the men’s TJ 🐐

https://t.co/iIPpG5IaYs

[Andy Benns @andybenns]

More triple jump words from me - could Leyanis Pérez be the one to succeed the 🐐 Yulimar Rojas in Paris? https://t.co/32w1MQMa3m

[Harvey-Benns Method @Harvey_Benns]

Milestone Moment with the Paris Olympics fast approaching - we’ve now sold in over 30 COUNTRIES!!! 🙏

#Bestseller #trackandfield #Olympics #triplejump #GreatestOfAllTime