Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget: September 1916 Tanks try to end stalemate
Sunday 11th September 2016
Sun 11th Sep 2016

Lest We Forget: September 1916 Tanks try to end stalemate

September 1916 saw many persistent British attacks and enemy counterattacks around individual German strongholds (sometimes for the second or third time)…
Lest We Forget: April 1916 One local fatality and other tragedies
Sunday 17th April 2016
Sun 17th Apr 2016

Lest We Forget: April 1916 One local fatality and other tragedies

In a year of great battles (Verdun, Jutland, Somme) when many of the problems that beset us today began to emerge, the community lost its first fatality…
Lest We Forget: March 1916 our last 'thankful' month
Sunday 13th March 2016
Sun 13th Mar 2016

Lest We Forget: March 1916 our last 'thankful' month

In this month the terrible struggle at Verdun continued. With the bitterest of the winter over, the Italians attacked the Austrians at the 5th battle…
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Lest We Forget: February 1916 Verdun
Sunday 14th February 2016
Sun 14th Feb 2016

Lest We Forget: February 1916 Verdun

1916 was a cruel year when some of the problems that affect us today began to emerge. February, however, was not cursed for Wilmslow as no local fatalities…
Lest we forget: January 1916 Conscription and conscientious objection
Sunday 17th January 2016
Sun 17th Jan 2016
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Lest we forget: January 1916 Conscription and conscientious objection

The first 3 months of the New Year were mercifully to be "thankful" with no local fatalities. However, in the dreadful year to come the greater Wilmslow…
Lest we forget: December 1915 Gallipoli campaign draws to a close
Sunday 20th December 2015
Sun 20th Dec 2015

Lest we forget: December 1915 Gallipoli campaign draws to a close

There was to be no repeat of the 1914 Christmas Truce in any theatre of war. Bad weather and orders from above certainly ensured nothing at all friendly…
Lest we forget: November 1915 One of our local survivors
Thursday 12th November 2015
Thu 12th Nov 2015
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Lest we forget: November 1915 One of our local survivors

Our community had lost 29 young men by November 1915, but mercifully that month proved to be a "thankful" one – no fatalities were reported. Wet,…
Lest we forget: October 1915 Another miserable month
Sunday 11th October 2015
Sun 11th Oct 2015
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Lest we forget: October 1915 Another miserable month

October was, for the British, as miserable as the previous month. The Germans consolidated their mastery of the war in the air largely through the use…
Lest we forget: September 1915 A doleful month
Saturday 5th September 2015
Sat 5th Sep 2015
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Lest we forget: September 1915 A doleful month

After the costly failure of the ill-fated attack in August at Suvla Bay, a war of attrition ensued in Gallipoli. Stalemate, shortages, confusion but unstinting…
Lest we forget: August 2015 Gallipoli takes its toll
Saturday 8th August 2015
Sat 8th Aug 2015
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Lest we forget: August 2015 Gallipoli takes its toll

In the unbearably hot summer on the Gallipoli peninsular it was decided to launch a fresh amphibious assault on 7th August at Sulva Bay. There 20,000…
Lest we forget: July 1915
Saturday 11th July 2015
Sat 11th Jul 2015

Lest we forget: July 1915

In contrast to the devastating battles that took place 12 months later, July 1915 was relatively quiet time for the British on the Western Front.Elsewhere…
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Lest We Forget: June 1915 Casualties on two fronts
Saturday 6th June 2015
Sat 6th Jun 2015

Lest We Forget: June 1915 Casualties on two fronts

The second battle of Artois ended on 18th June, the same day that one of our young men was killed. The French had been attempting to take Vimy Ridge and…
Lest We Forget: May 1915 Fresh developments
Monday 4th May 2015
Mon 4th May 2015
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Lest We Forget: May 1915 Fresh developments

Stalemate continued in the Dardanelles and on the Western Front. There were, however, fresh developments in May – submarine attacks in the Atlantic…
Lest We Forget: April 1915 Gas!
Saturday 11th April 2015
Sat 11th Apr 2015

Lest We Forget: April 1915 Gas!

This month saw two momentous developments – the first use of poisonous gas on the Western Front and the landing of Allied troops on the Gallipoli…
Lest We Forget: March 1915 The War Gathers Pace
Saturday 7th March 2015
Sat 7th Mar 2015
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Lest We Forget: March 1915 The War Gathers Pace

As part of the Wilmslow Town Council Commemoration of World War I, the Wilmslow Historical Society is researching the 273 local residents who died during…