Tag: Local History
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Art and Local History: create and explore with Islington Museum’s new class!
Local History and Art Class – 12.30-15.30 at Islington Museum. Saturday 20th May 2017 Saturday 10th June 2017 Saturday 8th July 2017 Unearth amazing local stories, explore archival material and make art in our relaxed and friendly new classes. Re-discover what makes this fascinating pocket of London so special, learn new skills and…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 3rd February to 10th February 1916.
Once again, a snapshot of the repetition of camp life, with Route Marches, to maintain fitness and practice specific routes, alongside training, providing much of the activity. Here the men are stationed at Mena. Joe Guthrie, a machine gun Sargent in the Finsbury Rifles, produced an Oral History recording of…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 28th January to 2nd February 1916.
After a period at Sidi Bishr, near Alexandria, the Brigade receive news that they will be moving to Cairo in the next few days. This passage illustrates the preparations for this move. —————————————————————————————————————————————– Date 28/1/16 Brigade Route march. News received that Division would proceed to CAIRO during next few days.…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front: 22nd January to 27th January 1916
In this passage we can see the impact of weather conditions on the routine of the Regiment, with a violent hurricane blowing down numerous tents in the middle of the night. We are also introduced to the 3/11 London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), which was formed after the outbreak of war. Its purpose…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front: 15th January to 21st January
Date: 15/1/16 Staff Ride for mounted Officers. Battalion on duty. Routine as usual. Date: 16/1/16 Church parade. Routine as usual. 1 man to hospital. Date: 17/1/16 Normal Camp Routine. Battalion on duty. Date: 18/1/16 Orders received that battn would return to SIDI BISHR following day. Advance party sent over to…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front: 8th January to 14th January 1916
This portion of the diary illuminates the routine and repetition which defined much of the soldiers’ experience. The 1/11th London Regiment was not operating in isolation but belonged to the 162nd Brigade, itself part of the larger 54th (East Anglian) Division. Many of the military exercises and duties mentioned in the battalion diary such as…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front: 1st January to 7th January 1916
In this passage we learn about how the Battalion established their camp at Sidi Bishr, including building trenches in the sand. Although taken at a later point in the year, when the Regiment was located at Ashton Post along the Suez Canal, the image below illustrates some of the challenges facing soldiers building…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front: 19th December to 31st December 1915
Having arrived in Egypt, from the Gallipoli campaign, the Rifles pitched camp in Sidi Bishr, a large camp near to Alexandria. While the Diary does not log a delousing and cleaning session on arrival in Egypt, Joe Guthrie, Machine Gun Sargent for the Finsbury Rifles, recalls his experiences on arrival in…
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