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Peter Doyle

@ProfPeterDoyle

Geologist and military historian of twentieth century conflict, Great War in particular. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

London Katılım Aralık 2011
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
A rare December chance to see the largest collection of 1914 Princess Mary Gifts gathered in one place, hear @ProfPeterDoyle talk about the Indian Spice Tin & @Taff_Gillingham will be talking Truce! For full details and tickets, please follow this link: shorturl.at/fQh65
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315e RI@Ri315e·
In one letter Jules wrote after leaving Verdun: "Une bonne nouvelle… depuis hier j’ai la Croix de Guerre… gagnée à Verdun." He celebrated the medal with his comrades 🍺🍾🍷 But he feared losing the citation in the mud and rain when he went back to verdun… so he sent it home
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315e RI@Ri315e·
The helmet that survives today is probably not the one he worn x2 at Verdun. He was wounded in the head and shoulder on 14th November 1916 and left the battlefield on a stretcher. This Adrian helmet pictured is likely issued to him when he returned to the 315e in early 1917
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315e RI@Ri315e·
These objects survived the First World War. They are my Great Grandfathers, Jules Andre Destrigneville A helmet. A medal. A bundle of letters Postcards from the trenches. Through them, it helps tell a soldiers war and his story through 3 objects 🧵👇
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Scowl@Scowlcast·
Edward Wadsworth, Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool - 1919
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
@hattie_hearn Fantastic; I hope this is going well. An area of great interest to me
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Dr Hattie Hearn@hattie_hearn·
I'm excited to say that I'll be co-supervising an AHRC-funded PhD next year on the theme of battlefield "relics" and their potential for affective storytelling. We're currently looking for academic partners to co-supervise. Visit iwm.org.uk/research/docto… to find out more!
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Dr Hattie Hearn@hattie_hearn·
I can’t think of a better occasion than the Spitfire’s 90th birthday (and of course, World Book Day) to announce that How to Fly A Spitfire, written by yours truly, will be hitting shelves on 9th April!
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Great War Huts@GreatWarHuts·
During the South African War 126 years ago today, on 28th February 1900, the Siege of Ladysmith was finally lifted after 119 days. We have a number of items relating to the Defence and Relief in the GWH Collection, including this Lance Pennon and a silk souvenir ribbon.
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
Got to love book stands in French motorway service stations…
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
@LeShuttle so, having had my crossing cancelled some months back because I arrived ten minutes late, you now have me waiting for two hours for a crossing. It seems you penalise your customers, but have no accountability for your lateness. If this was rail I’d get a refund.
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
@LeShuttle_Help No point, as you’ll give your standard answer - I think the crux of the matter here is that you penalise lateness from your customers, but provide no recompense when your passengers have to put up with your delays
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leshuttle_help@LeShuttle_Help·
@ProfPeterDoyle Good morning Peter, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing a wait today. If you wish to discuss this further, please send us a direct message with your booking details and the first line of your postal address. ^Leanne
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
@LeShuttle_Help so, Le Shuttle, why am I now stuck, having gone through the barrier, waiting on the concrete ramp? Your delays are getting more bizarre as the years go by
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Voices of WW2@VoicesofWW2·
Who had the best uniform of World War 1?
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Peter Doyle@ProfPeterDoyle·
@VoicesofWW2 Best? Broken down into ‘coolest’ then it’s the French; most stylish then it’s the KuK Austro-Hungarians; most ‘iconic’ then it’s the British. German officers get an honourable mention; German other ranks, not so much.
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Nick Short 🇺🇦@nickfshort·
Ooh! Another book from the friendly, engaging and very knowledgeable @ProfPeterDoyle! One for #WW1 #history buffs for sure.
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