Walking through #Pannal village and pleased to see the grave of Arthur Knowles remains very well cared for: pals.org.uk/pannal/knowles…

💜This is your chance to give someone who has made a difference in Hyndburn the recognition they deserve. Nominate now for a BBC Radio Lancs Make a Difference Award More info 👉 bbc.in/makeadifference Be quick - nominations are open until 5pm on Monday 31/03/25

107 years ago today, William Henry Keighley - an Accrington machine gunner if born in Burnley! - earned the Military Medal. (From the Accrington Observer of 17th August 1918, courtesy of British Newspaper Archives on findmypast.)

So was Mother (the 1st tank) scrapped in 1940, or was she buried & is still with us? facebook.com/share/p/1BM8wF…

Newly-arrived photos from Australia of #AccringtonPal 15951 Jack Wilcock. Also with his wife, Alice, and their daughter, Joyce. Photos thanks to Jack's granddaughter, Rachel Wilcock Buckley.

Detail from a photograph of the officers of 11/East Lancashire (#AccringtonPals) taken at Sarton in October 1916. Full version can be found at pals.org.uk/officers2.htm. Photo kindly provided by Peter Bell.

Men of the the Accrington Pals Battalion march through their hometown of Accrington in Lancashire, 1 August 1915. Film: IWM MGH 3442 <1/3>

VE Day 80th anniversary marked at #Pannal, North Yorkshire. Remembering my dad and both uncles, all of whom thankfully returned home.

The original shelter at Sheffield Memorial Park #Serre with Railway Hollow cemetery in the background. From the Sheffield Daily Telegraph and Star of 1 July 1937.

While sorting through photos, came across one of the Accrington Pals in Castle Square, Caernarvon that I hadn't previously shared. Donated by the late John Garwood.

The Accrington Pals featured in this wonderful cartoon from the Blackburn Weekly Telegraph of 23 October 1915. Image courtesy of findmypast.

On 5 June 1915, thousands lined the streets to watch the Accrington Howitzers leave town for training at Weeton Camp. Photo thanks to Jane Ramagge.

Teachers, bring the First World War to life for your pupils. Register for our local history research competition for a chance to win £500 for your school. Full details and support information here: bit.ly/WFA-Doolin-awa… #UKEd #PrimarySchool #SecondarySchool #WW1

There will be a short act of remembrance at the iconic #WW1 Pals Memorial in #Chorley town centre tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 7.30 a.m., the 109th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Andrew Jackson 🇺🇦 #Lancashire

Remembering #OTD the Accrington Pals. Photo credit to Sally Jackson.

#OTD in 1916, his 24th birthday, Charles Edward Grime, a barber from West End, Oswaldtwistle and a lance corporal with 1/East Lancashire, was wounded at Beaumont Hamel. His account of the fighting appeared in the Accrington Observer and Times three weeks later.

Spot the #WW1 observation post on the Sass de Stria (Italian Dolomites)

Published in the Northern Daily Telegraph, now the Lancashire Telegraph, on 28th October 1914. Wish the original print was available!