From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (p. 125): Continue reading “First Battle of Doiran : the aftermath”
Tag: Doiran Front
The British XII Corps area of operations around Lake Doiran on the border between Greece and Serbia (now FYROM).
First Battle of Doiran : the second attempt
From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (p. 123-124): Continue reading “First Battle of Doiran : the second attempt”
First Battle of Doiran : taking stock
From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (p. 122): Continue reading “First Battle of Doiran : taking stock”
First Battle of Doiran : night attack of 24th April
From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (pp. 121-122): Continue reading “First Battle of Doiran : night attack of 24th April”
First Battle of Doiran : unwelcome intelligence
From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (p. 119): Continue reading “First Battle of Doiran : unwelcome intelligence”
First Battle of Doiran : Centenary Tour
We wish the members of the ‘First Battle of Doiran Centenary Tour’ bon voyage as they make their way to Thessaloniki today. This is an exciting tour as the group – led by SCS Chairman, Alan Wakefield – will have the opportunity to walk the battlefield exactly one hundred years after the opening days of the first Battle of Doiran.
First Battle of Doiran : the plan
From Alan Palmer’s The Gardeners of Salonika, first published in 1965 by Andre Deutsch Limited, London (pp. 119-120):
The New Mosquito #1 : April 2000
Last October I promised to start providing details of back issues of the Society’s journal, The New Mosquito. Six months on, with nothing yet achieved, I’d better get cracking – especially as another issue will be out later this month! Continue reading “The New Mosquito #1 : April 2000”
Remembering Lt John Jones Savin
Lt John Jones Savin was mentioned in an earlier post on the formation of 16 Corps Cyclist Battalion (09/12/2016). It was a name I was familiar with, having read the war diary of 28th Divisional Cyclist Company many times. Continue reading “Remembering Lt John Jones Savin”
For World Poetry Day : Bill
On UNESCO World Poetry Day it’s good to be able to highlight a book which takes the Salonika campaign as its theme: Bill, by Richard Devereux. Richard is a Bristol based poet who has been widely published in anthologies and magazines. Continue reading “For World Poetry Day : Bill”
Salonika Campaign Society, 1915-1918 