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Details from paintings in the Mons Memorial Museum, depicting German casualties being tended by civilians on the afternoon of 23 August 1914, and the Church of St Martin being used by Feldlazarrett Nr. 3 IX Armee-Korps on 24 August, with British prisoners of war under escort.

The original ceramic marker fixed to the cross over the joint burials of Lieutenant Holt and Sapper Rodford, of 56th Fld Coy RE, held at the Mons Memorial Museum. When the Germans moved their remains to St Symphorien Military Cemetery they were reinterred in separate plots.

Old Contemptibles.

The headstone on the grave of Private William Fraser - note the amended date of death.

Some books that cover the experiences of civilians caught up in the fighting around Mons on 23/24 August 1914. More material is available online in French and English, as well as references in German and Danish sources. Google Translate can help too if you want to investigate...

On the battlefield of Waterloo - June 2025

Next week - on 25 June - it's the centenary of the meeting held at the Red House in Clapton which resulted in the formation of The Old Contemptibles' Association. 242 Branches of the Association would be formed during its existence. Over 50,000 Chums passed through its ranks...

Tomorrow, on 25 June, Captain John Patrick Danny will be remembered at the place where, a century ago, he and a handful of former soldiers who held the 1914 Star and Clasp, held their first meeting at which The Old Contemptibles' Association was inaugurated.

Captain John Patrick Danny and the Chums remembered today.

Captain Danny remembered.

It was a real privilege to finally meet Robert and Paul Danny, the Grandsons of Captain John Patrick Danny, on the 100th anniversary of their Grandfather founding The Old Contemptibles' Association at the Red House in Clapton. A simple but poignant commemoration today.

Honours to John Patrick Danny, founder 100 years ago today of the Old Contemptibles' Association for all serving drily inspired by Kaiser Wilhelm's dismissal of "this contemptible little army". Great-granddad here a stalwart of Birmingham's stalwarts start to end. Chum Brownhill.

Almost standing guard, a few yards in front of the grave of Captain Danny, is the resting place of another Old Contemptible. Private William Charles Newell landed in France with the 1st Bn, The Middlesex Regiment on 11 August 1914...

Chums of the Folkestone and District Branch of The Old Contemptibles' Association paying homage at the grave of Sir John French in Ripple Churchyard on 4 August 1929. This original photograph is on my collection.

The memories of Chum Jeremiah Haley of some the early days of The Old Contemptibles' Association at the Red House... …lesassociationscrapbook.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/chu…

The headstone of Chum Ernest Albert Bushell M.M., who is buried next to Captain J. P. Danny at Abney Park Cemetery. He was a Corporal with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards when he landed in France on 14 August 1914, and died on 7 September 1934.

The grave of Chum George Richard White M.S.M., who was one of the first men to join The Old Contemptibles' Association. He served with the 1st Bn, The Royal Fusiliers in 1914 and is buried beside Captain Danny in Abney Park Cemetery: …lesassociationscrapbook.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/fou…

Chums of the California Branch of The Old Contemptibles' Association, together with their wives, photographed at their Branch Annual Dinner held at the Mission Inn, Riverside CA, on 4 July 1950 - 75 years ago today.