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🎲 🎲 Sailors betting, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Leo Weintrob, between 1917/1918 #usn #usnavy #ww1 #sailors #watchcap #crackerjack #craps #1914to1918 #gambling #betting #dice #vintagemenswear #vintagestyle #navyism #ruggedstyle #formfollowsfunction (at Atlantic City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHvQJ5DINL/?igshid=l5gzqkmobzsc

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Never forget, Always remember.

Remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country (their today for our tomorrow)

#lestweforget

#remembranceday

#wewillremeberthem

#poppy

#poppies

#remember

#ultimatesacrifice

#WWI

#worldwar1

#TwoMinuteSilence

#england

#1914to1918

#royalbritishlegion

#november11

#cutpound

#retail

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100 years ago men paid the ultimate sacrifice so we have the quality of life we do today 💂 #RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget #WW1 #WW2 #RememberTheFallen #ArmisticeDay #1914to1918 #Centenary

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Ceramic Poppy from The Tower Of London👌 #MyTowerPoppy #OurPieceOfHistory #WWI #1914to1918 #Remembrance

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An American Chaplain taking addresses of German prisoners to inform their families of their safe capture. This group of POWs are wearing ‘PW’ stenciled 1910 U.S. Army denim work pullover jackets and denim dungaree pants (swipe ➡️ to see more) that were issued to them on arrival at U.S. Army Base Hospital Number 7, Tours, France. Circa 1918 #usarmydenim #vintagedenim #denim #vintageworkwear #usarmydenimpullover #powdenim #pwdenim #pow #ww1 #1914to1918 #vintagephotograph #ruggedstyle #vintagemenswear #vintagestyle #formfollowsfunction (at Tours, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkDMYkjMhf/?igshid=vqe1itcoanvs

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Arthur Roberts was one of thousands of black soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War, but whose contribution has long been overlooked. His name would also have been lost to us if it were not for the autumn of 2004 when Murray Miller found his diaries, letters & photographs in the attic of a house he had bought in the city a few years earlier. Morag Miller intrigued began researching the lost soldier’s story. Arthur was the child of a Caribbean immigrant, he was born in Bristol & at aged 7 his family moved to Glasgow. At 18 he became an engineering apprentice for Harland and Wolff in the local shipyards. By February 1917 he enlisted in the military. His diaries were written over the course of that single year. Arthur detailed his experiences of war & loss, bringing to life the horrors he & his comrades endured in Europe. In one entry he mentions the damage caused to trenches by heavy shelling, “the dead men were often so numerous it was impossible to proceed without walking on them.” There was also a horrific moment when a corporal caught a “whizz-bang” (slang for a shell) “He fell on the food rations, covering them with blood, so now we can’t eat them.” The diary stopped in 1918 after the war when Arthur returned to Glasgow & went back to work at the shipyard to finish his apprenticeship. In 1919 race riots took place in port cities across Britain, including Glasgow. Arthur had essentially returned home from Europe where he was fighting alongside men that were now turning on him. The Aliens Restriction Act of 1914 had extended into 1919, this made Arthur a foreigner in his own country. Details of Arthur’s life there after are patchy, but he fell in love and married Jessie Finnigan. In 1979 he moved himself into a care home in Glasgow & three years later he passed away. Leaving his story in the attic of his old home to be discovered all this time later. It was noted that no black troops were included in the Peace March of July 1919, a victory parade held in London to mark the end of the war. #ww1 #1914to1918 #arthurroberts #uniform #blackbritishhistory #history #blackpoppies #worldwarone #blacklivesmatter #unitedwestand https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ0VXoDq43/?igshid=kjkc50ki4s33

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Lt. Harry Colebourn feeding Winnie in Salisbury Plain, England - 1914 The real story of Winnie the Pooh. In 1914 Lt.​ Colebourn purchased an orphaned bear from a White River Ontario hunter for $20. Weeks later he was shipped out to Europe in the early days of the First World War. Colebourn took the cub (named Winnie after his hometown of Winnipeg) with him to England where it became the unofficial mascot for Colebourn's unit, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade​. When it was time to fight in France, Colebourn loaned his beloved pet to the London Zoo where it caught the eye of A.A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin. Winnie became the inspiration for the book Winnie the Pooh, which has since been published in more than 45 languages and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. - #winniethepooh #aamilne #christopherrobin #worldwar1 #bear #vintagephotograph #ww1 #wwi #1914to1918 #londonzoo #history #art #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-meGXjj3Lq/?igshid=1l1nq6nv385pd

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WW1 Sheffield Scissor & Razor Co. Ltd barbed wire cutters, #vintagetools #ww1 #1914to1918 #wirecutters #broadarrow #tools #vintagewirecutters #barbedwirecutters #sheffieldscissorandrazorco #trenchwarfare #formfollowsfunction (at Ypres, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHfeJxNjS8o/?igshid=1m5gvp09lkmlu

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John Andrew Wilson, of Wallsend, born 1884, died 1 July 1916, aged 32. 18540, Company Sgt Major, 15 Batt, Durham Light Infantry. Joyce Bell of Woodstock, Georgia, USA, his granddaughter, tells his story: “Grandpa Wilson joined up in Aug 1914 and was sent to France in 1915. The 15th DLI took part in the Somme offensive and went over the top on the morning of 1 Jul 1916 into murderous machine gun and artillery fire. The British and Commonwealth Armies suffered 60,000 casualties within the first 5 hours of which one third were killed. Grandpa Wilson's body was never recovered but he is listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Family lore has it that he died going to the aid of a wounded officer because of his medical training. We have since found out that he was in the RAMC prior to 1902. It is hard to realise that due to the stupidity of the General Officers two soldiers were wounded and one killed every second of the battle. God bless you Grandpa - gone but never forgotten.” This picture shows John Andrew Wilson, front right about January 1916. Via @newcastlechronicle - #WW1 #1914to1918 #sheepskinvest #goatskinvest #woolies #woolybear #stinker #leeenfield #vintagemenswear #vintagestyle #ruggedstyle #formfollowsfunction https://www.instagram.com/p/B99cZu5Jyk0/?igshid=xdebz0q5zsit

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Lest We Forget #anzacday #anzac #anzacs #ww1 #wwi #vintagephotography #menswear #1914to1918 #vintagestyle #jerkin #wooly #stinker #rugged #ruggedstyle #formfollowsfunction https://www.instagram.com/p/B_abCfQjBWW/?igshid=jxtq8iuk6cd9

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Australian Alcock & Pierce fighting knife, I saw a while back. Very similar to the open knuckle version made by Robins of Dudley 🖤 - #knuckleduster #knuckleknife #brassknuckles #trenchknife #fightingknife #Alcockandpierce #knife #ww1trenchknife #military #militaryantiques #history #australianknife #wwi #seen #anzac #ww1 #ww2 #1914to1918 #1940s #robbinsdudley #vintageknife #antiqueknife #formfollowsfunction https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UnGlqjip7/?igshid=6f7iw4l1he2n

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US1917 Trench Knife

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‘British Army regulations stated that hair must be kept short, but a shaved head was an advantage when lice were a common problem’ - Frederic Gerald Gibbs. A British soldier cutting his fellow soldiers hair - Annan Museum, Dumfries & Galloway Council #barber #barbering #haircut #hairstyle #quarantinecut #skinhead #shavedhead #buzzcut #hair #hairdressing #ww1 #worldwarone #1914to1918 #claspknife #vintagestyle #shears #vintagemenswear #vintageworkwear #uniform #lice #parasite #rugged #ruggedstyle #vintagephoto #formfollowsfunction https://www.instagram.com/p/B_kK_yuj94B/?igshid=uw1r9youu0vr

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🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄 - #arewehavingduck #merrychristmas #wrapup #ww1 #wooly #stinker #1914to1918 #wwi #vintagephoto #blackandwhitephotography #duck #ducks #rugged #ruggedstyle #vintagestyle #vintagemenswear #formfollowsfunction https://www.instagram.com/p/B6f0JzpJ7le/?igshid=why4vs377vll

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WW1 Robbins Of Dudley private purchase punch dagger I saw recently. - #robbinsdudley #knuckleknives #knuckles #punchdagger #WW1 #1914to1918 #everitt #everittknife #fightingknife #dagger #trenchknife #worldwarone #worldwar1 #WWI https://www.instagram.com/p/B86X8XwJDY8/?igshid=jebxqvw82nh4

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Never forget, Always remember. Remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country (their today for our tomorrow) #lestweforget #remembranceday #wewillremeberthem #poppy #poppies #remember #ultimatesacrifice #WWI #worldwar1 #TwoMinuteSilence #england #1914to1918 #royalbritishlegion #november11 #cutpound #retail (at Dewsbury) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOmAMItg5C/?utm_medium=tumblr