Hello and welcome
I am a Nottinghamian by birth but am now domiciled in Lincolnshire. I am an independent First World War historian, researcher, author, battlefield guide and publisher of the weekly news blog, Trench Lincs.
Ancestry Research
Thank you for finding this website. I assume you are looking for help in researching your ancestor who served in the Great War of 1914-18? A starting point would be to read my short article which you can find on this site here Researching Your Great War Ancestor. – Jonathan D’Hooghe .
However, it maybe that you still require help, and I have the experience to help you. Please contact me through the website Contact Form [link] and let me have what details you already know – name, date of birth, regiment served in, service number, rank, family etc. and by using those WWI records that have survived, I will hopefully aid you in fully understanding what your family member achieved for ‘The Great Cause’ against Imperial German Militarism.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Snippets from the Front
Milestones and musings in my regular WWI blog posts
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On This day 9th December 1917
After a hard fought campaign, General Allenby and his staff walked into Jerusalem as the Ottoman Turks vacated the city. The Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem to…
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On This Day 22nd November 1915
Battle of Ctesiphon in World War 1 After a year of successes at Basra, Qurna, Shaiba, Amara, Nasiriyeh, and Kut, British forces suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Ctesiphon,…
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On This Day 11th November 2025
I had the great pleasure to attend the annual Service of Remembrance at the lonely war memorial sited at Thorpe le Fallows, near Sturton by…