“The Tower of Remembrance”: HMS Hampshire

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/06/05/the-tower-of-remembrance-hms-hampshire/

Ayr Solicitors firm signs up as corporate sponsor of South Ayrshire’s Field of Heroes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ayr-solicitors-firm-signs-up-37247776

One of the outstanding documents I found in Dad's detritus is my Great Grandfather's Honourable Discharge from the British Army in 1919. Sadly, he died in 1920 from the long term effects of mustard gas on his lungs.

I've contacted a paper conservator for a quote to have the document repaired and stabilised. I have no idea about the cost. £100s? £1000s? 😬

#OldDocuments #Archaeology #History #Family #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WorldWar1 #WW1

The Battle of Jutland #OnThisDay

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/05/31/the-battle-of-jutland-onthisday-2/

Have you met Freddie? Freddie Stowers? 👁️📚 Well, now you can. Join #HarlemUnbounding and learn the skinny on the #WorldWar1 veteran and American hero.

Will he appear in #AllQuietBeneath? Maybe… 😄

https://www.patreon.com/posts/historical-bio-159593203?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Restoration work completed at Airdrie Cenotaph

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/restoration-work-completed-airdrie-cenotaph-37217276

Image 1 features Nellie Bly in Poland, 1914.
Image 2 features Dorothy Lawrence, 1915.

Only two of the countless women who put their lives on the line to report truth in a world where their talent, contributions, and sacrifice went (and often continue to go) unnoticed or even disregarded.

#worldwar1 #ww1 #scifi #sciencefiction #books