Green Howards, - Associated
Web Sites
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| Green
Howards Old Pals Web Site |
Ray Gascoyne's web site which helps members
of the Green Howards family keep in touch. With a Guest Book and photos
from the past, this web site is extremely popular with ex-Green Howards. |
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WW1 Remembrance, - the Yorkshire Regiment |
This website is dedicated to
attempting to record something of the men of Alexandra, Princess of Wales's
Own Yorkshire Regiment (the Yorkshires) who fought in the First World
War. THis includes the Memorials to, and the graves of, those who fell. |
| The
Queen's York Rangers of Canada. |
A regiment affiliated to the Green Howards.
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| The
Yorkshire Volunteers. |
The Yorkshire Volunteers Regimental Association
offers membership to all who have served in the Regiment or in the Territorial
Army units which were amalgamated to form the Yorkshire Volunteers or
in one of the three battalions which succeeded the Regiment. |
| Re-enactments
of battles fought by the Green Howards. |
An American organisation, based in California,
has a Web site that will provide further information on this aspect of
the regiment. |
| The
Cleveland Army Cadet Force. |
- has fourteen Green Howard cadet detachments,
and a long and close association with the regiment. Potential and
previous Green Howards are recommended to visit this site. |
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Green Howards History
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WW1 Remembrance, - the Yorkshire Regiment |
This website is dedicated to attempting to
record something of the men of Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire
Regiment (the Yorkshires) who fought in the First World War. THis includes
the Memorials to, and the graves of, those who fell. |
| The
10th Battalion of the Green Howards in the First World War |
An account of a soldier who served
with the 10th Battalion in the Great War, as told by his son. |
| Kenneth
Robinson's War Memories |
Ken Robinson served with the Green Howards
from 18 January 1940 to 13 January 1946. His memories are presented here.
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| Kenneth
Taylor's War Diary. |
Patrick Taylor's father, Kenneth Taylor (now
87), was the Signals Officer in the 6th Battalion of Green Howards, in
the Allied Expeditionary Force which landed in Normandy in northern France
on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Battalion was in the initial early-morning
assault on Gold Beach.
Kenneth kept a (more or less) daily diary of his experiences as his unit
advanced north-eastwards across France, through Belgium, and eventually
reached Nijmegen in Holland on 24 September. |
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Researching Military
History
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How
to obtain Military Records.
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Information from the MOD on obtaining
Army service records. |
| Land
Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth |
T F Mills' Home Page. An excellent starting
point for exploring the World Wide Web, for anybody interested in military
history. |
| Regiments
and Corps of the British Army |
Part of T F Mills' site. comprehensive
guide to Web sites associated with every regiment in the British Army.
On this particular site you may connect to the Web addresses of the following
for a particular regiment;-
- Official and semi-official sites
- Unofficial sites
- Biographical sites
- Regimental Museums and Chapels
- Veteran's Associations
- Re-enactment Units
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| The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). |
A Web site which not only provides information
about the invaluable work of this organisation, but also includes a database
of the names of over 1,500,000 dead from the Commonwealth Armed Forces in
both World Wars. This database may be searched on-line, from the
CWGC Web site for the personal details, dates and places of death, and where
the individuals are buried or commemorated. |
| Nineteenth
Century British and Indian Armies and their Soldiers. |
Fred Larimore's site. |
| Officers
Died and Soldiers
Memorials |
An extraordinarily comprehensive listing of
rolls of honour or memorial inscriptions culled from every imaginable source,
covering officers and other ranks whose deaths are associated with nearly
every campaign over the past two hundred years! |
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Journals and Publications
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| Great
Northern Publishing |
Publishers of the multi award winning Friends
of the Green Howards Regimental Museum Newsletter. Publishers of the hugely
popular, bi-monthly 'The Great War (1914-1919) Magazine' featuring the
stories, diaries and letters of those who served from all nations. On-line
bookshop featuring First and Second World War books. Low cost, professional
book and magazine production and publishing services for individuals,
charities and businesses. |
| The
Great War Magazine (1914-1918) |
The Great War magazine is published bi-monthly and features
the stories, letters, diaries and accounts of those who served during
the 1914-1918 war. The magazine was launched in September 2002 and has
now established itself as the leading non-academic magazine about the
Great War. Sample pages, information and contents details can be found
on their web pages. |
| The
Second World War Magazine (1939-1945) |
The Second World War magazine is published bi-monthly and features the
stories, letters, diaries and accounts of those who served during the
1939-1945 war. The magazine was launched in October 2005 as a sister magazine
to The
Great War and has quickly established itself as the leading non-academic
magazine about the Second World War. Sample pages, information and contents
details can be found on their web pages. |
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Miscellaneous
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| The
Northern Ireland Veterans Association. |
A web site dedicated to all those
who have served in Northern Ireland. A comprehensive Roll of Honour is
included. |
| The
Palace Barracks Memorial Gardens |
The Garden in Palace Barracks
remembers some of those who have lost their lives in Northern Ireland,
The Falkland Islands, Kuwait, August 1990 - July 1991, Iraq 2003 and the
United Kingdom. The Roll of Honour for Green Howards killed in Northern
Ireland is included here. |
| The
Victoria Cross |
Iain Stewart has put together
an extraordinarily comprehensive Web site dedicated to the holders of
the Victoria Cross. This Web site provides a mass of information,
- not only on the holders of the Victoria Cross in each regiment, but
also on the museums where these medal holders are honoured. |
| The
George Cross. |
Terry Hissey and Roger Hebblethwaite
have put together a site dedicated to the George Cross, and holders of
the George Cross. Comprehensive details of GC holders are provided on
this site. |
| World
War 2 Awards |
A Dutch site (English language, though!) dedicated to World
War 2 medals and awards. Several countries are covered, as well as their
top awards. All Britsh VC holders of World War 2 are listed, with brief
descriptions of the actions involved. |
| St.
Dunstans |
The web site of the extremely
worthwhile organisation, St. Dunstan's, which cares for blind ex-Service
Men and Women. This web site is worth visiting to find out something about
the organisation, but you may also appreciate some of the links provided
to other welfare organisations. |
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Museums
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| The
National Army Museum |
An essential Web site for anybody
interested in anything to do with the Army.
This site not only provides a mass of information, but also connects to
sites for the Imperial War Museum and the British Army itself. |
| The
Beck Isle Museum |
The Beck Isle Museum, Pickering holds several photographs and considerable
research and documentation relating to Tom Dresser 'The Yorkshire V.C.' |
| Army
Museums |
The Army Museums Ogilby Trust has put together
a site to help people researching their family histories as to where they
can obtain data on the military aspects of a relative's life. This
site not only includes information on where such data may be found (e.g.
the Public Records Office, Family Records Centre and so on) but also provides
a list, - with information on and links to, every Army Museum in the U.K.
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| The
Second World War Experience Centre. |
Second World War Experience Centre has been
created to save a crucial part of the country's heritage. Year by
year, countless letters, diaries and memories from the Second World War
period are disappearing, despite invaluable efforts by national war collections,
local history bodies and regimental museums. The Centre has been
set up to help redress this problem. |
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The First World War
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Walking With Ghosts |
This particular website is provided
principally as a resource for schools to assist in their studies of Trench
warfare in the First World War, and has been put together by the Regimental
Museum of the Green Howards. |
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WW1 Remembrance, - the Yorkshire Regiment |
This website is dedicated to attempting to
record something of the men of Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire
Regiment (the Yorkshires) who fought in the First World War. THis includes
the Memorials to, and the graves of, those who fell. |
| The
Long, Long Trail - the British Army in the Great War |
A wonderfully comprehensive resource for studying the First World War.
Everything in this website, from orders of battle, regimental details and
battle histories, to researching a soldier of the British army of WW1.
Includes details of all of the battalions of the Yorkshire Regiment, - where
they served, and when. |
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Tourism
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| Holts
Battlefield and History Tours |
One of the top companies organising battlefield
tour, with over 27 years experience. There are tours for all periods of
history, including 1st World War and 2nd World War. |
| Somme
and Ypres Battlefield Tours |
A company specialising in accompanied and
self-drive tours of the Somme and Ypres battlefields of the First World
War. |
| Woodside
Bed & Breakfast, near Ypres and "Flanders Fields" |
A Flemish/English couple who offers a beautiful
bed and breakfast in the countryside near 'Flanders Fields',Bruges and
the Belgian coast .
Three modern Bedrooms, all with private bathrooms and TV-DVD. Many possibilities
for daytrips and activities in this green part of Flanders. |
| Thwaites
Holiday Cottages, Scargill - Barnard Castle |
Thwaites Cottages are three secluded luxury
cottages converted from the original Thwaites farmhouse and barns in 2006.
All the cottages have lovely views from most windows and are situated
in the beautiful countryside of County Durham, three miles south of the
A66 near Barnard Castle. A perfect base if you want to stay somewhere
near to Richmond while visiting the Green Howards Museum. |
| My
Yorkshire |
The web site that celebrates all that's best
in God's Own County. |
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