War memoir of a young American in British service in World War I
The narrative follows William J. Robinson as he signs with a British cavalry regiment, serves at Ypres and in the Army Service Corps, and experiences life near Indian troops in Aire and Boescheppe. He recalls danger at night in a Sikh sentry encounter and notes the Indians' deep religious devotion and discipline.
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William J. Robinson
London
Ostend
Ypres
Army Service Corps
Eacis
Con
Aire
Boescheppe
McNulty
France
Grink
An American Boy's Baptism of Fire in World War I
A 22 year old Boston soldier recounts fourteen months with British forces in France. He details trench life near Ypres, German snipers on the Hollebeke road, and a Christmas 1914 night of cross trench singing. He records diary entries on casualties and Indian troops, plus a sniper’s hidden perch and a fatal prank.
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Boston
France
Belgium
Kentucky
England
Rhine
Ypres
Royal Scots
Hollebeke
Dickebuach-Hollebeke
Royal Engineers
Eack
Fragmentary note on ceremonial sticks and literacy influence
The passage describes a town using a stick with a gold or silver besa as a ceremonial scepter. It notes that most people could not read or write, and that the stick’s display indicated status in important actions.
Tennis Through The Ages From Ancient Greece To England
The article traces tennis origins from sphairisis in Greek and pila in Roman times through paume in Arthurian romance. It notes the game’s popularity in France in the Fifteenth century and in England from the sixteenth century to today.
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France
England
Base Hospitals For Work In France Take Full Equipment
A base hospital unit ready for France includes 24 physicians and surgeons, 65 nurses, 158 enlisted men with 65 orderlies and male nurses and 88 clerks and mechanics. The group to operate a self contained medical unit requires cooks butchers bakers carpenters and engineers and carries equipment valued at $140000.
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France
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