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Dr Will Spencer

@willspencer.bsky.social

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Interested in the written evidence of war (archives).

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Falklands/Malvinas Conflict Conference @fm44conference.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

TODAY and TOMORROW are the last days to purchase tickets for #Falklands #Malvinas #Conflict #Conference #tickets on sale until 1st April! estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-... @bcmh-news.bsky.social @slaslatam.bsky.social @officialuom.bsky.social

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

If you are interested in the written operational records of Operation Corporate, this may be of interest.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Service Records at TNA. Over 1.5 million records have been catalogued in one series but 1.2 million of them are closed. 371K records for men born pre 1900 are still to be processed and these would be open immediately. Poor project or records management or just general malaise?!

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

#OTD. This time 43 years ago, I finally ended up on HMS Hermes. My aircraft (848 D Flight) had been lost on the Atlantic Conveyor on 25/5 & HMS Fearless had sent us packing. The Wessex V XT468 of 845 B Flight survived 25/5 but need a crew. So a small element of 848 D Flight went to Hermes to use it.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Now home from my University of Glasgow graduation. I can now get on with researching old men in the British Army in the First World War. Like me, they have to be over 56.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Should government records which are born digital, be "read only" when they are released to the public? Yesterday, I downloaded a file which allows me to edit it! If you can edit an official record, you can edit it to rewrite history, and pass it off in your research as "official". Wrong? You bet!

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 04/12/2024

We're very pleased to welcome 217 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and PGR Members who join the Royal Historical Society today: bit.ly/4eVl0Bu Applications for #historians to join the Society are welcome at any time. Next closing date 13 December: bit.ly/45lOzr0 #History

Image of news announcement of the election of 217 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members who join the Royal Historical Society today, 4 December 2024.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 06/05/2024

For those of you who jumped ship from X. On Tuesday 30/4, I passed my viva.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

Could any Fleet Air Arm, aircraft engineering Falklands vets please follow me. I have a cunning plan which requires your input. Thanks.

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Dr Will Spencer @willspencer.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

I am also known as warsmatter in the terrible place (x)!

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