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World War 1

Back from the Dead at Gallipoli: William Wilson of Wheatley Hill

July 23, 2021

To most Wheatley Hill folk of a certain age, 'The Dardenelles' is just the curious nickname for those many rows of identikit colliery houses that used to be at the back of the village's front street. But to one local man the name meant something much more: for this was the theatre of war in which he was erroneously reported killed in action in 1915. His family received the … [Read more...] about Back from the Dead at Gallipoli: William Wilson of Wheatley Hill

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28 May 2025
Remembering the North East’s Department Stores – Graham Soult

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