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This day 102 years ago – 11 November 1918 – the First World War ended. Over 210,000 Irish-born soldiers fought, the majority with the United Kingdom. 4,731 also fought with Australia and 19,327 with Canada. At least 30,986 Irish-born soldiers were killed; some estimate 40,000.

Beautiful footage of men from British 1 Airborne Division and Dutch civilians on 17 September 1944 when operation Market Garden began. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OnThisDay 1942 The first of 300,000 US troops arrive in to the Belfast docks, preparing to fight in North Africa & Normandy. So many in fact that they make up 1/10 of the population. The US Rangers were formed in Carrickfergus. Below is PFC Milburn Henke. #Ireland #History #WW2

Military History - WW1 - Lochnagar Crater. 🧵 1/3. The Lochnagar mine crater is the largest man-made mine crater created in the First World War on the Western Front.

Irish Ranger (Sevvy) My painting of Lochnagar Crater.

On the morning of 1st July 1916, at 07:30 hrs, the first of the Battles of the Somme started. Our President Karen O’Rawe Karen O'Rawe researched and wrote this article about some of the men from Belfast who served #WeWillRememberThem historyhubulster.co.uk/roman-catholic…

Titus Oates, maker-upper of stuff, was born in Oakham, Rutland, on 15 September, 1649. Image: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Charles I left Nottingham on Thursday, 15 September, 1642, and moved to Derby. Image: Royal Collection Trust

Adam Loftus, Viscount Lisburne, Baron of Rathfarnham, died on 15 September, 1691, at the Siege of #Limerick. A cannonball that apparently killed him hangs above his burial in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Limerick map: Royal Collection Trust

Celebrating 100 years bearing the Privilege of the Freedom of the City of London The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers gathered to march from The Tower of London to the Guildhall this morning. British Army 🇬🇧 First Fusiliers 5 FUSILIERS

Finishing our tour today around the salient with Sophie's Great War Tours and I discovered one of our guests met Captain Charles Upham VC & Bar in the early 1970’s. She said he was a quiet unassuming man and at the time she had no idea who he was.

On this day in 1944, the first of 41,000 Allied airborne troops land in the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. You're looking at footage from one of the American drop zones via the U.S. National Archives.

🇬🇧“If in the years to come, you meet a man who says, “I was at Arnhem”, raise your hat and buy him a drink!” [War correspondent Alan Wood, 1944] 🖤Operation Market Garden. Arnhem 17 – 25 Sept 1944. Remember all brave souls today! 🇬🇧Celebrate UK brave: theministryoftartan.co.uk

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, one of the most ambitious and daring military operations of World War II. Launched on 17 September 1944, this joint Allied operation aimed to secure key bridges in the Netherlands and pave the way for an advance into

1/2: I’m working from London today so can’t witness the 80th Operation Market Garden commemorations. This is the closest I’ll get… I loved this film growing up, one of those classics that got a young girl hooked on military history.

80 years ago, lots of these young Pathfinders, led the way in #operationmarketgarden. Many did not come home. #wewillrememberthem #Arnhem #Arnhem80 #Netherlands #Oosterbeek #WW2 #hero #tuesdayvibe

The museum will be closed this Friday until 12:30pm due to a visit from year 5, Westgate School who will be learning about Arthur Vickers who received a Victoria Cross. Year 5 will be performing a play on Arthur later this year. #victoriacross #ww1 #learning

Want to gain insight on how museums in our network have updated and refurbished their collections? Our speaker Claire Wallace, curator of the Suffolk Regt Museum will highlight their experiences. For more information, please visit this page: eventbrite.co.uk/e/museums-in-c…