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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ep391 – Morale in Salonika – Dr Jake Gasson In this ep of the WFA’s Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, Jake examines morale among British troops serving on the Salonika Ft during the FWW & reassesses the trad view that morale within soldiers was consistently poor. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep39...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another stomp around the Dub on Saturday's @parkrunuk.bsky.social in south Belfast.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎙️ Ep390 – Walking the Western Front Briana Gervat discusses There Will Come Soft Rains & her extraordinary solo walk from the Swiss border to the North Sea, exploring how landscape, memory & history reveal the enduring legacy of the FWW. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep39... #WW1 #FirstWorldWar

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gobowen War Memorial, a limestone replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph, stands at the heart of the Shropshire village. It commemorates 26 local men who died in the First World War and 11 who lost their lives in the Second World War.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Memorial to H.M.S. CONWAY, Royal Navy training ship in Birkenhead. Operated on Mersey and North Wales from 1859 to 1974. Stirring Victorian motto: "Quit ye like men - Be strong".

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

In this episode of the Western Front Association's Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, Rebecca Clarke examines the sinking of HMS India in 1915 and the extraordinary stories of the survivors who were interned in Norway. kensingtons.org.uk/.../ep388-th...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Watch the talk my editorial colleagues Charles Fair and @parhistory.bsky.social and I gave on our latest publication looking at the London TF in the Great War at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social Museum in June. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhxR....

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Mentioned in Dispatches pod, Ep387: Patrick Taylor explores the experiences of shell-shocked soldiers returning to civilian life after the First World War, examining rehabilitation, family relationships and the roles of charities and the state. Listen: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ep386 – Framing the Great War – @draefox.bsky.social, MikeFinch and David Morgan-Owen discuss their edited volume on how the First World War was perceived and interpreted by those who experienced it. Pub by Uni Press of Kansas kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A review by legend John Lee on Volume 1 of London Pride that I edited with Charles Fair and @parhistory.bsky.social. John said that as a ‘native-born Londoner I couldn’t be prouder of this book and the men commemorated in it’. Copies available here: www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My review of @gerardshannon.bsky.social's excellent Rory O’Connor: To Defend the Republic (Dublin: @merrionpress.bsky.social Press, 2025) in Stand To! 142 (July 2026), p.57.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Out in the city to day exploring the troubles with a some folk from stateside. Weather bearable but the rain held off for most of the walk.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Many thanks to the National Army Museum for hosting Charles Fair, @parhistory.bsky.social & me last Fri to discuss London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908–1921. A recording will be available soon. Vol I is available now via Helion & Company, with Vol II due later this year.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Missed my recent talk at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland? Dr Stephen Sandford and me discuss the London Irish and the London Pride project in this recorded presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=igwQ... #LondonIrish #MilitaryHistory #FirstWorldWar #IrishHistory

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PRONI | The London Irish and London Pride: Identity, Memory and the Citizen Soldier

YouTube video by PRONI - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Join @parhistory.bsky.social, Charles Fair and I at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 26 June at noon for a free talk on The London Territorial Force in Peace & War, 1908–1921. Details & booking: www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/lon... #MilitaryHistory #FirstWorldWar #LondonRegiment #TerritorialForce

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Ep385 – The Barnbow Disaster – Antony Bell In this Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, Antony Bell discusses the historical background to his novel A Penny a Shell, focusing on the 1916 Barnbow munitions factory explosion. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Ep384 – The Saxons in Flanders, 1914-8 – Andrew Lucas This week on WFA's MiD pod, discussion about the Saxon army on the Western Front.https://kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep384-the-saxons-in-flanders-1914-8-andrew-lucas/

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Concert yesterday in Victoria Square Shopping Centre with the East Coast Orchestra; lots of fun and raising money for charity.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Next concert of The Sanctuary Singers Summer Concert with the East Coast Orchestra In aid of the Alzheimer's Society The Great Hall, Stormont, Belfast Sat 20 Jun 2026, 7:30PM Tickets: www.ticketsource.com/booking/sele... In Aid of @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

At PRONI talking about London Pride and the London Irish in the London TF 1908 to 1915. Thanks to PRONI for hosting us. Sharing the stage with Dr Stephen Sandford.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ep383 – Smith Dorien saving the British army – Charles Barrington In this ep of the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod, the life and career of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, focusing on his decisive actions during the early stages of the FWW. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Grave of Sir Harim Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun, which was the first portable, self powered, fully automatic MG. Born in US, moved to UK in 1880s; died in Streatham in 1916. Grave in W. Norwood Cem.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Saturday Park run. Made it round as youth and geriatrics raced past me. I deserve a medal!

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Excellent interview yesterday with Brian Gervat for The WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod on her book There Will Come Soft Rains about her journey across the Western Front. Due out later this year. www.theperegrinepilgrim.com

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Top afternoon at the The Tank Museum last week. Absolute beasts of machines, loads of history and a proper good wander round. Worth it just to stand next to them and feel tiny. #TankMuseum #Bovington #History

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Looking forward to presenting on the London TF on Sunday (noon) at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social conference.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My review of Linden Macintyre's excellent An Accidental Villain: Sir Hugh Tudor, Churchill’s Enforcer in Revolutionary Ireland (Newbridge, Co. Kildare: Merrion Press, 2025) in Stand To! 141 (March 2026).

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Upcoming/out on WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches: Ep380 Henry Tudor in Ireland (11 Apr); 381 Britain, oil & Baku 1918 (15 Apr); 382 Three Sons for the Kaiser (1 May); 383 Smith-Dorrien saves army (15 May); 384 Saxons in Flanders (1 Jun); 385 Barnbow Disaster (15 Jun); more in Jul-Aug.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Latest two podcasts out on The WFA's Dispatches podcasts: Ep381 – Britain, oil and Baku in 1918 – Nick Higham kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38... Ep380 – Henry Tudor in Ireland – Linden MacIntyre kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep38...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Put in cold and blustery Belfast doing a trek of the Falls and Shankil. Lovely group from minnesotta.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Put in cold and blustery Belfast doing a trek of the Falls and Shankil. Lovely group from minnesotta.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Out at the Dub Park Run. Very much with the slow horses today.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Delighted to be part of GWG online Conf on 26.4.26. Talking about Cockneys in the Trenches in the London TF, 1914–18 based on the volume London Pride that I edited with @parhistory.bsky.social & Charles Fair. Book conf here: greatwargroup.com/product/onli... London Pride tinyurl.com/54ex98e3

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Guided historical tours of Belfast @drtomstours.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The next Studio Symphony Orchestra concert will be held on Saturday 21st March in the Common Hall at RBAI (Inst). Join us for an evening of wonderful classical music. Elgar - Froissart overture Mozart - Clarinet concerto Amy Beach - Gaelic Symphony Tickets www.studiosymphony.org.uk/dbpage.php?p...

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Walking tour of Belfast's slavery past @antislaverybelfast.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Out today in Belfast talking about Belfast's facinating history of slavery and abolitionism with students from Georgia in the USA.

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Talking about London Pride with @parhistory.bsky.social and Charles Fair at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 26.6.26 at noon. We talk about the formation, composition and wartime contribution of the London Territorial Force. Tickets here www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/lon...

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Guided historical tours of Belfast @drtomstours.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Visited the @nationaltrust.org.uk Argory over the w/e. Built in the 1820s for the MacGeough Bond family. It is an understated Neo-classical house constructed from Caledon stone with Navan limestone details, whose largely unchanged interior reflects the family’s eclectic tastes. Well worth a visit!

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Talk at PRONI on The London Irish and London Pride: Identity, Memory and the Citizen Soldier with Dr Stephen Sandford. Public Record Office of Northern IrelandBelfast, Northern Ireland Thursday, May 21 from 1 pm to 2 pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-london...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

In this episode of the WFA's MiD pod David Griffith discusses his new book The Guards 1915–17: An Elite Division at War. The book is the first major history of the Guards Division in nearly a century. Published by Helion & Co. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

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Paul Reed @sommecourt.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Link to it on the Podcast website and show notes!

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Did a great Redcoast History Podcast on Sat on London Pride, the book I edited with Charles Fair and @parhistory.bsky.social. The book examines the London Territorial Force before and during the GW. YouTube stream - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRb... Audio is here: open.spotify.com/episode/5kSZ...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

On Redcoat History Podcast tomorrow with @parhistory.bsky.social to talk about London Pride, TF and the Great War. Link is here; www.youtube.com/live/qkRb4n2...

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The Army Britain Forgot: London’s Territorials in WW1

YouTube video by Redcoat History

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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We couldn't have said it better, Heather! Read more on Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/. @mpmfinch.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social #WorldWarI #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory #upkansas

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In this ep of The WFA's MiD pod Mike Jackson tells the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal John Street, who fell in 1917 and was finally buried 10 April 2025. kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

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Ep375 – Burial of L-Cpl John Street – Mike Jackson – The Kensingtons Blog

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Ep374 – Angel Down – Daniel Kraus. In this ep of the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod, author Daniel Kraus discusses his novel Angel Down — a haunting, formally ambitious reimagining of the FWW told through a single, continuous sentence. Pub by Simon&Schuster kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

London Pride Vol 1 has now has been printed! It examines the vital yet often overlooked contributions of London’s Territorial Force from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW and enduring legacy. Order: tinyurl.com/33d9zwj7

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Richard Batten @richardbatten.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

It was great to be back on the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches podcast with Dr Tom Thorpe @kensingtons.bsky.social to talk about my latest book, For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

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Ep372 – Patriotism on the Devon Home Front – Dr Richard Batten – The Kensingtons Blog

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

On this week's MiD pod from the WFA, @richardbatten.bsky.social discusses his excellent new book For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War, published by Pen&SwordListen on your favourite platform or here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...

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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR @kensingtons.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Visited the Danish museum frigate Peder Skram (F352) in Copenhagen in October. Built in 1960s and modernised with missiles in the 1970s. Lots of access throughout and a window on the cold war navy in the Baltic.

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