Nick Ilić
@nik_ilic
Husband, father, brother and Rifleman. Interests include military history, the Balkans and motorcycle touring (particularly in the Balkans). Views are my own.
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18-04-2013 05:43:09
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Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff …outbreak of war in 1914 and went to Serbia with the Scottish Women’s Hospitals, founded by Elsie Inglis, and spent their was caring for Serbian soldiers and civilians. 7/
Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff …Last, but by no means least, Robin Braysher gave a talk inspired by his relative’s Salonika service - ‘On Patrol with the Pneumatic Cavalry: innovation and adaptability in the Army Cyclist Corps in northern Greece, 1915-18.’ Like a true army cyclist, Robin covered... 8/
Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff …a lot of ground, from the background to army cycling itself to Army Cyclist Corps innovation during the Salonika Campaign, with the story of Fred Braysher’s service with the 28th Divisional Cyclist Company woven through it 9/
Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff The afternoon ended with Keith leading a great Q&A session with the speakers, covering all kinds of topics. A huge thank you, as always, to Volunteers Jane & Alan for preparing the lunches and baking the delicious cakes, as well as Volunteer Mark for leading the lunchtime… 10/
Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff …trench tour, to Kev for the preparation beforehand and to Lyndsay for all the behind-the-scenes work, promotion and publicity and all her hard work on the day. Events like this are a lot of hard work and we have a wonderful team who always make it look easy! Thanks also… 11/
Keith Roberts Alan Wakefield Nick Ilić Taff Keith and Alan for organising the Salonika Campaign side of the event and arranging for our excellent speakers. Finally, of course, thank you to all of you who came along in the day to enjoy the talks, and to those of you who followed the event online and supported it! 🙂 12/End
Nastavlja se izuzetna saradnja 🇬🇧 i 🇷🇸 vojnih saniteta. 1️⃣2️⃣ pripadnika 🏴 215. višenamenske medicinske jedinice 215 Multirole Medical Regiment borave ove sedmice #uSrbiji u okviru studijskog putovanja, razmene iskustava i druženja sa kolegama sa Vojnomedinske akademije u #Beograd
Delighted to have supported with Glenn Stennes UK in Serbia and MO и ВС in the annual Battlefield Study of the Salonika Front 1915-18. Lessons from the past, if forgotten, can easily be repeated by those who don’t know their history. They are not forgotten. Salonika Campaign Society