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#onthisday 3 September 1879 – Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari & 72 men of the Guides are massacred after a 8 hour siege by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism & loyalty became famous & revered

#onthisday 3 September 1879 – Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari & 72 men of the Guides are massacred after a 8 hour siege by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism & loyalty became famous & revered
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#onthisday 3 September 1878 – The crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. SS Princess Alice, formerly PS Bute, was a British passenger paddle steamer that sank after a collision with the collier SS Bywell Castle on the River

#onthisday 3 September 1878 – The crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

SS Princess Alice, formerly PS Bute, was a British passenger paddle steamer that sank after a collision with the collier SS Bywell Castle on the River
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#onthisday 4 September 925 - Athlestan coronation at Kingston Upon Thames. 👑 Æthelstan or Athelstan (c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 & King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder & his first

#onthisday 4 September 925 - Athlestan coronation at Kingston Upon Thames. 👑

Æthelstan or Athelstan (c. 894 – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 & King of the English from 927 to his death in 939.

He was the son of King Edward the Elder & his first
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#onthisday 4 September 1199 – Joan of England, queen of Sicily died (b. 1165) Joan of England (October 1165 – 4 September 1199) was a Queen of Sicily & countess consort of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, & Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. From

#onthisday 4 September 1199 – Joan of England, queen of Sicily died (b. 1165)

Joan of England (October 1165 – 4 September 1199) was a Queen of Sicily & countess consort of Toulouse.

She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, & Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.

From
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#onthisday 4 September 1241 – Alexander III, king of Scots was born at Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 until his death in 1286. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles &

#onthisday 4 September 1241 – Alexander III, king of Scots was born at Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 until his death in 1286.

He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles &
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#onthisday 4 September 1944 – World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp. #britishhistory #britisharmy #antwerp #secondworldwar

#onthisday 4 September 1944 – World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.

#britishhistory #britisharmy #antwerp #secondworldwar
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Remembering Second Lieutenant Eustace Dixon Sharper Robinson 🇬🇧 25th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and General List. Death: 4 September 1917, Flanders, Western Front. Son of William E. and Edith A. Robinson, of Lyndale, Clifton Avenue, West Hartlepool. #LestWeForget

Remembering Second Lieutenant Eustace Dixon Sharper Robinson 🇬🇧 

25th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and General List.

Death: 4 September 1917, Flanders, Western Front.

Son of William E. and Edith A. Robinson, of Lyndale, Clifton Avenue, West Hartlepool.

#LestWeForget
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#onthisday 5 September 1548 Catherine Parr died aged 35-36 Early on the morning of 5th September 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, wife of Thomas Seymour & widow of Henry VIII (His sixth wife) died aged around 36 at Sudeley Castle. She had given birth to her first child, a

#onthisday 5 September 1548

Catherine Parr died aged 35-36

Early on the morning of 5th September 1548, Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager, wife of Thomas Seymour & widow of Henry VIII (His sixth wife) died aged around 36 at Sudeley Castle.

She had given birth to her first child, a
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#onthisday 5 September 1666 – Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are 'known' to have died. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2

#onthisday 5 September 1666 – Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are 'known' to have died.

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2
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#onthisday 5 September 1781 – Battle of the Chesapeake. The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake

#onthisday 5 September 1781 – Battle of the Chesapeake.

The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake
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#onthisday 5 September 1887 – A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter kills 186. A fire broke out in the backstage area of the Theatre Royal in Exeter, England, during the production of The Romany Rye. The fire caused panic throughout the theatre, with 186 people dying from a

#onthisday 5 September 1887 – A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter kills 186.

A fire broke out in the backstage area of the Theatre Royal in Exeter, England, during the production of The Romany Rye. 

The fire caused panic throughout the theatre, with 186 people dying from a
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#onthisday 5 September 1881 – Henry Maitland Wilson was born (d. 1964) Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, GCB, GBE, DSO, also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century. He saw active service in the Second Boer War & then

#onthisday 5 September 1881 – Henry Maitland Wilson was born (d. 1964)

Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, GCB, GBE, DSO, also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century.

He saw active service in the Second Boer War & then
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#onthisday 5 September 1982 – Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS died (b. 1910) 🇬🇧 Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six

#onthisday 5 September 1982 – Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS died (b. 1910) 🇬🇧

Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six
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Remembering Private James Smith 3331 🇬🇧 4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).. Death: 5 September 1915 Western Front. Commemorated on Loos Memorial. #lestweforget #remembrance #firstworldwar #britisharmy #britishhistory #blackwatch

Remembering Private James Smith 3331 🇬🇧

4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).. 

Death: 5 September 1915 Western Front. Commemorated on Loos Memorial.

#lestweforget #remembrance #firstworldwar #britisharmy #britishhistory #blackwatch
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Taken near Hooge, a photo of the first attack on Bellewaarde Farm by the Liverpool Scottish, 6 am, 16 June 1915. #Britishhistory #britisharmy #firstworldwar

Taken near Hooge, a photo of the first attack on Bellewaarde Farm by the Liverpool Scottish, 6 am, 16 June 1915.

#Britishhistory #britisharmy #firstworldwar
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Remembering Squadron Leader Hilary Richard Lionel Hood DFC 🇬🇧 Born on 13th May 1908, the son of John Lionel Charles Bridport Hood (1884-1916) & Helene Margaret Hood (née Lessels 1886-unknown). His father, a retired Royal Navy lieutenant, became a theatre manager. While HRL Hood

Remembering Squadron Leader Hilary Richard Lionel Hood DFC 🇬🇧

Born on 13th May 1908, the son of John Lionel Charles Bridport Hood (1884-1916) & Helene Margaret Hood (née Lessels 1886-unknown).

His father, a retired Royal Navy lieutenant, became a theatre manager. While HRL Hood
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Remembering Second Lieutenant Percy James Holt 🇬🇧 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, attached to the 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Death: 6 September 1918, wounded on 3 September 1918 near Haurincourt Wood, died on an ambulance train, Western Front. CWGC family

Remembering Second Lieutenant Percy James Holt 🇬🇧

6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, attached to the 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. 

Death: 6 September 1918, wounded on 3 September 1918 near Haurincourt Wood, died on an ambulance train, Western Front.

CWGC family
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#onthisday 6 September 1939 – World War II: The Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire. At 6:15 a.m. on 6 September 1939, a radar fault led to a false alarm that unidentified

#onthisday 6 September 1939 – World War II: The Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.

At 6:15 a.m. on 6 September 1939, a radar fault led to a false alarm that unidentified
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#onthisday 6 September 1952 – A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators & the two on board. youtu.be/IHj0FOkcE94?si…