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South African War Diaries

Posted on 28/08/2012 by Clare

In  1900, Frederick Smith was serving as a veterinary officer in the South African War.  The entries in his official war diary for August of that year show that the focus of his attention at that time was on finding … Continue reading →

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Horses and the problem of sore backs

Posted on 30/03/2012 by Clare

“Sore backs appear inseparable from mounted service, they have existed as long as the horse has been used in war … it was reasonable to suppose … as knowledge advanced, a reduction in this class of injury should have been … Continue reading →

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Warrior – one of the real war horses

Posted on 05/03/2012 by Clare

In an introductory note to Sidney Galtray’s  The horse and the war Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces, states: “I hope that this account … will bring home to the peoples of the British Empire …  the wisdom of … Continue reading →

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All aboard the SS Templemore

Posted on 30/01/2012 by Clare

‘We embarked on Friday 10th November, but owing to bad weather did not leave L/pool [Liverpool] until 12.30 noon on 12th November’ so reads an entry in a small notebook which is part of one of the treasures of our archives – … Continue reading →

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Your horse belongs to the army now – part two

Posted on 13/01/2012 by Clare

In the second instalment of our two part post on army horses in the First World War we will take a look at the scale of the operations of the Army Remount Service and in particular the work of the Romsey … Continue reading →

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Your horse belongs to the army now – part one

Posted on 06/01/2012 by Clare

The popularity of Michael Morpurgo’s book War Horse, the success of the stage adaptation and now the release of Steven Spielberg’s film has brought the role horses played in the First World War to the public’s attention. Joey, the main … Continue reading →

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