⚠️depuis hier soir on n’a pas de nouvelles de mes deux chatons bonnie et Clyde (frère et sœur inséparables). D’habitude ils ne sortent jamais de mon jardin et restent vraiment très près de la maison ( j’habite à Cuinchy dans le 62). Si vous les voyez envoyez moi un mp !! ⚠️

A trench message dog of the 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment stands on a sandbagged wall as he waits for an officer (left) to complete the note he is writing, Cuinchy. One soldier (centre) pats the dog and holds him steady. 26 January 1918. © IWM Q 6475

26 January 1918
A trench message dog of the 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment stands on a sandbagged wall as it waits for an officer (left) to complete the note he is writing, Cuinchy. One soldier (centre) pats the dog and holds him steady.
© IWM Q 6475

Paid respects to Michael O'Learyg VC at Mill Hill Cemetery. The 1st Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross for his gallant assault on German trenches at Cuinchy with Irish Guards. A full life from 1890-1961. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J…

A trench message dog of the 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment stands on a sandbagged wall as he waits for an officer (left) to complete the note he is writing, Cuinchy. One soldier (centre) pats the dog and holds him steady. 26 January 1918.
© IWM Q 6475

Remembering Sergeant Richard Blake 🇬🇧

206th Field Company, Royal Engineers.

Death: 14 August 1916, Cuinchy, Western Front.

#RoyalEngineers #Lestweforget #remembrance #Britishhistory #Firstworldwar

Lavender pathway at the very peaceful @cwgc Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner in Cuinchy.

Cuinchy Communal Cemetery #neverforgotten

#OTD in 1918, Cuinchy, France. A trench message dog and men from 5 Manchester. #WW1 #HISTORY

Scottish professional footballer L/Cpl Charles Clunas was killed in action in France on this day in 1916. The Clyde ‘half-back and forward’ was serving with the 23rd Royal Fusiliers (1st Sportsmen’s) when died and is buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy.

Sundown at Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy Leger Battlefield Tours #ForgottenFront

#OTD in 1918, Cuinchy, France. A trench message dog and men from 5 Manchester. #WW1 #HISTORY

Remembering Second Lieutenant Harold Vernon Hutt 🇬🇧

2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.

Death: 27 January 1915, k.i.a, Cuinchy, Western Front.

CWGC family information: son of Arthur William & Margaret Sarah Hutt, of Tudor House, West Malling, Kent.

#lestweforget …

Remembering Second Lieutenant Lennox Cleland Lee Lee. 🇬🇧

1st Battalion, Irish Guards.

Death: 1 February 1915, Cuinchy, Western Front.

CWGC family information: son of Lennox Bertram Lee, of How Caple Court, Ross, Herefordshire. Educated at Eton College & the Royal Military…

Remembering Lieutenant Kenneth Buist 🇬🇧

B Company, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).

Death: 25 January 1915, Cuinchy Western Front.

Retweet to help remember him 🇬🇧

#Lestweforget #Britisharmy #Firstworldwar #Britishhistory #Remembrance

Remembering Lieutenant Arthur Horace Lang 🇬🇧

2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, attached to the Scots Guards.

Death: 25 January 1915, Cuinchy, Flanders, Western Front.

CWGC family information: son of Basil and Alice S. Lang, of Royal Oak Hotel, Sevenoaks Kent.

#lestweforget …

NOT FORGOTTEN
ALBERT A SCHOFIELD 1374 L/SGT
The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 7th Bn.
Died 22 March 1915 Age 20
WOBURN ABBEY CEMETERY, CUINCHY
PLOT, II. B. 14.France

Son of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. J. Schofield, of 26, Prince's St., Doncaster.

Fin de saison sur un score de pétanque au boulodrome de cuinchy pas encore finit.
4 ème du championnat.
Merci!❤️

2️⃣1️⃣ sapeurs-sauveteurs de l’UIISC7 et 7️⃣ personnels de l’ESOL* sont engagés dans le nord de la France suite aux inondations.

Des pompes de grande capacité ont été installées dans les communes de #Mardyck (59) et #Cuinchy (62).

*établissement de soutien logistique opérationnel

The brick stacks at Cuinchy - one of the forgotten battlefields of WW1. Find out more in our latest podcast, out tomorrow morning