tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5902265606723766121..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Great Explosion of Lillesnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-57688303809494505112018-03-25T12:29:41.221-07:002018-03-25T12:29:41.221-07:00My father was in Company "M" of the 18th...My father was in Company "M" of the 18th Infantry at this time. Jermiah M. Evarts was from Vermont and wrote a book about his experiences in WWI. He was in Company E of the 18th Infantry of the First Division. There is an excerpt from his book in Make the Kaiser Dance. Mike took us to the spots they were.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-33359300858123147932018-03-23T16:25:39.701-07:002018-03-23T16:25:39.701-07:00Silvertown, Faversham, Chilwell - and that is just...Silvertown, Faversham, Chilwell - and that is just in the UK. (My step-great-grandmother was a nurse who helped in the aftermath of the Silvertown explosion, 19th January 1917)Adrian Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-37629029897389192182018-03-23T12:49:58.692-07:002018-03-23T12:49:58.692-07:00Lille, Halifax - how many terrible accidents occur...Lille, Halifax - how many terrible accidents occurred in WWI, as nations struggled to store and use unprecedented stockpiles of munitions?Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-77174197651475855712018-03-23T11:13:45.874-07:002018-03-23T11:13:45.874-07:00Thank you for this timely post. We just drove thru...Thank you for this timely post. We just drove thru Lille on our tour to Flanders/Ieper. I was unaware of this event. We spent the last two days honoring my grandfather in Meuse-Argonne. 1st Army, 18th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Company E. Were able to track his route and possible areas where wounded. Thank you for your great work in promoting the story of WW1 Americans. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02760873049240226099noreply@blogger.com