Stephen Chambers
@stevejchambers
Author, Military Historian and Battlefield Guide. Studying 19th & 20th century military history Also on Twitter, Instagram &
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The once illustrious Royal Navy looking in a sorry state. If every UK adult paid £10 pm that would plug the UK’s £28bn defence black hole. A tenner per month will get you more than a few tins of battleship grey paint! We need to plan to fight tomorrow’s wars, not last centuries.
Juno Beach 🇨🇦 in Normandy. Quite a contrast to the beaches at Gallipoli
Wot No Rain! A good dry day spent at Bisley Camp thanks to the local WFA branch shooting some wartime classics
I grew up watching Secret Army on TV when I was a younger lad, the inspiration for the latter ‘Allo ‘Allo! comedy series. Looking forward to reading this 600+ page book about this classic series.
Getting my armoured car presentation ready for next Tuesday’s Kent WFA zoom talk #WW1 @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @rollsroycecars.bsky.social
A Suvla and North Anzac day for the Gallipoli Association’s 2026 walking Gallipoli tour @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
Getting ready for my third battlefield trip this year to Gallipoli. Hopefully I can leave behind the RAB jacket 🌧️ and pack the sunglasses 😎 this time
Proud to lay the Gallipoli Association wreath with Sergeant Ron Green BM ES at the Lone Pine commemoration event today. I also paid my respects to several fallen men including Lt-Col Richard Nelson Bendyshe, RMLI #Gallipoli #anzacday @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social
With the Aussie group at Anzac yesterday, paying our respects at Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli … and got in the news!
Had a good week walking Gallipoli with a group following in the footsteps of the 54th East Anglian Division, in particular the Norfolk and Suffolk regiments
Lessons from Gallipoli have been resurfacing in recent weeks. History shows us that narrow waterways cannot be captured by force alone. The Dardanelles is an example that should not be ignored otherwise the Gulf of Hormuz will be another naval graveyard #diplomacy
With the school group we explored the hills of northern Greece today from Roupel gorge to Lake Doiran #Salonika 🇬🇷🇲🇰 🇧🇬
We visited the grave of a Limerick lad, Private Patrick Joseph Downey, who was 18 when he enlisted. He survived the Gallipoli campaign to be shot at dawn in Salonika for “disobedience.” Downey had refused to put on his cap #StPatricksDay ☘️ #RIP
Exploring the British Birdcage trenches and bunkers in Salonika today. The school group loved getting off the beaten track 🇬🇷
Off to Greece 🇬🇷 Macedonia 🇲🇰 to visit the Balkan/WW1/WW2 battlefields
My kids were in for a real treat last night and surprisingly voted the film an average of 8.5 out of 10. Of course I rate it higher. Now to read ‘Fifty Men in the Valley of the Shadow’, the making of The Wild Geese
#OnThisDay in February 1916 the battle of Verdun began. The longest battle in modern history - Ils ne passeront pas #OTD #History #Verdun
Some superb First World War aerial photos and trench maps. It’s like being a kid in a sweet shop 😁