1911 census reveals David Beckham's rag and bone man ancestor . . . and who lived in your house before WW1 By FAY SCHLESINGER and DEBRA KILLALEA Updated: 14:55 EDT, 13 January 2009 ...

To that point, the following is an excerpt from the U.S. Army’s Manual of the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911, ” published in Nancy, France during February of 1918.

Crozier approved this recommendation on April 13, 1917. A natural choice to help increase production of the standard sidearm, the Model of 1911 semi-automatic pistol, was of course Colt.

The 1911 Luger pistol was donated to the Tank Museum in Bovington by Wiltshire Police. It's believed it was taken as a souvenir during the 1917 tank advance at Cambrai in France.

Next month, Tate Britain will be putting on a major show devoted to the work of the Camden Town painters, a London-based group, formed in 1911, which helped to redefine the nature of modern ...

The son of Dr Charles Drummond and Mabel Muspratt of Madeira Road, Bournemouth, Keith went to Wychwood preparatory School before attending Sherborne School from 1911-1916.

Delving into the past Click or tap on the items below to find out how a soldier's medals, photos or cap badge can help you investigate what he did in World War One.

Among the most iconic American firearms, the Colt 1911 Government model designed by John Browning is at the top of the list. Others include Colt’s Single-Action Army, the Winchester Model 1873, and ...