WWI forum ?

Morlar

I can't remember if this has been asked before but I am starting to think we could do with a WWI forum under the same 'Military' lead forum (just as WWII is) - would anyone else support this ? Would anyone object to it ?

They are obviously very different conflicts and ought to remain seperate in my view.

You could have the same moderators and same rules as the WWII one and I think there would be enough interest to sustain it.

There is so much about the Great War that doesnt really get covered as there is no specific place for it so I think it makes sense. I think also given the Irish involvement in this conflict and the recent sea-change in the public perception of it that it makes sense to have a sub-forum along the same lines as the WW II one.

dr.bollocko

I knew I saw a signature pimping a WW1 forum around some place. There is a request pending in the forum requests forum.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055554801

Morlar

So it is - good man Arnhem44 !!



If anyone else supports this please go to here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055554801

vote early and often !!

arnhem44

Cheers for the support lads,hope it gets some momentum and gets a sub forum of its own.Its a subject that shouldn't be forgotten,only the other day I found out of 23 soldiers from my own town who served,this I'm told will increase with further research of local newspaper archives.

arnhem44

Not sure if anyone picked up on this on the news,Henry Allingham who is the oldest surviving veteran of the Great War has become the oldest man in the world at the age of 113 years.Allingham is the last veteran to have been present at the battle of Jutland,the last survivor of the Royal Naval Air Service(R.N.A.S. forerunner to the R.A.F) and the last founding member of the R.A.F which began in 1918.113 years is some achievement.

ejmaztec

arnhem44 wrote: »

Not sure if anyone picked up on this on the news,Henry Allingham who is the oldest surviving veteran of the Great War has become the oldest man in the world at the age of 113 years.Allingham is the last veteran to have been present at the battle of Jutland,the last survivor of the Royal Naval Air Service(R.N.A.S. forerunner to the R.A.F) and the last founding member of the R.A.F which began in 1918.113 years is some achievement.

Don't forget that The Royal Flying Corps was also a "co-forerunner" to the R.A.F.:)

The Volt

I'm all for it with the emergence of Holocaust deniers

arnhem44

ejmaztec wrote: »

Don't forget that The Royal Flying Corps was also a "co-forerunner" to the R.A.F.:)

Indeed it was,the two got amalgamated into the RAF in 1918,I guess it was easier to control it all under one command

Morlar

arnhem44 wrote: »

Indeed it was,the two got amalgamated into the RAF in 1918,I guess it was easier to control it all under one command

Not sure how relevant it is but it always amazes me that the lack of coverage Edward Mannock gets in Ireland considering he was 'britains' WWI ace but was actually Irish :

http://www.century-of-flight.net/new%20site/frames/WW1%20aces_frame.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mannock

Major Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock VC, DSO and Two Bars, MC & Bar (May 24, 1887 – July 26, 1918) was a British First World War flying ace. Mannock was probably born in Ireland, though of English and Scottish parentage. Mannock was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, and may have been the highest-scoring British Empire ace of all time, and is regarded as one of the greatest fighter pilots of the war.

We definitely need a WWI forum - for anyone interested head over to the link
Here & say so.

arnhem44

Just saw on the knews that Henry Allingham has just passed away,he had turned 113 lately making him the worlds oldest man,Harry Patch (Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry)and Claude Choules(Royal Navy)are now the last surviving veterans of the great war


WWI veteran Henry Allingham dies
© ITN 2009
Henry Allingham, the oldest surviving serviceman from the First World War, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said.
Mr Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.
Robert Leader, chief executive of St Dunstan's care home in Ovingdean, near Brighton, East Sussex, said: "Everybody at St Dunstan's is saddened by Henry's loss and our sympathy goes out to his family."
Less than a month ago, Mr Allingham was declared the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records.
Tomoji Tanabe, the previous world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan earlier. He was also 113 years old.
Mr Allingham celebrated his 113th birthday on June 6.
In March, he received an upgraded Legion d'Honneur from the French ambassador in London and was made the first honorary lifetime member of the Royal Naval Association.
He was also presented with a doctorate in engineering from Southampton Solent University and was made an honorary freeman of his home city of Brighton and Hove in April.
Mr Allingham, whose life spanned three centuries and six monarchs, has five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.

arnhem44

Down to one veteran now,Harry Patch has past away at the age of 111 years, he became Britains oldest man after Henry Allingham past away recently.

Dr Strange

He fought at Paschendaele.

Very interesting.

Also, on a slightly off-topic note I like this song by Iron Maiden (good times when I was in school) and the video shows clips from the first All Quiet on the Western Front film (1930):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFxZFMcb7TM

Morlar

There is a big budget movie about Passchendale on the way too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6WYHagWdeE

arnhem44

That looks quite good,I hope it dosen't go down the road of Pearl Harbour with a love story been thrown in for good measure.

arnhem44

Well guys its all done and dusted,the forum has been approved:D

Morlar

Preusse wrote: »

He fought at Paschendaele.

Very interesting.

Also, on a slightly off-topic note I like this song by Iron Maiden (good times when I was in school) and the video shows clips from the first All Quiet on the Western Front film (1930):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFxZFMcb7TM

Someone has put up a video clip on youtube showing that same song but with footage from the new film of Passchendale.

It looks like it has the production values of something like saving private ryan. The clip does contain a few movie spoilers (in terms of characters etc). Bloody hell this looks good to me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7av6mgdeCkY

Also has clips from;

Passchendaele - 2008
Red Baron - 2008
The Lost Battalion - 2001
All Quiet on the Western Front - 1979