Great War News

News, gossip, rumour, on the subject of the Great War.  Latest news first.

18th May, 2009
There are unofficial reports today concerning the discovery of British soldiers' remains. One source says that the remains of two British soldiers (one complete and one partial) have been found within the village of  Bullecourt.  The report says that it has been possible to ascertain that both soldiers were members of the same regiment but does not name the regiment.  However, another report names the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Essex Regiment.  This appears at odds with the first report, which says that both soldiers were in the same regiment, but the second source suggests that the remains of more than two soldiers have been found.

12th January, 2009
News was released today of the death of  Mr. William  "Bill" Stone, one of the four known remaining veterans of the Great War, at the age of 108 .  One of 14 children, Mr. Stone was born in Devon in 1900 and he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16.  He served on  the battlecruiser HMS Tiger before joining the battleship HMS Hood.  During the Second World War, as Chief Stoker of HMS Salamander, he took part in the evacuation at Dunkirk, making five trips to pick up troops from the beaches.  He also served in the Sicily landings of 1943 with HMS Newfoundland and was mentioned in despatches after a torpedo attack en route to their base in Malta.

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