History OA Project John Maclenan Hine
History OA Project- John Maclenan Hine
Task 1- Old Alleynian
John McLennan Hine was born in Maryport, Cumberland on 14th of April 1872 and died when his ship, the H.M.S. Invincible sunk on May 31st, 1916 in the battle of Jutland. He was 44 years old and his body was never found, but he is commemorated on the Portsmouth naval memorial. He was in the royal navy (Sherwood Foresters division) and was an engineer lieutenant. He was the son of Alfred and Isabella Hine and the husband of Lydia Emma Hine. He had a son, aged 8, and three daughters, aged 2, 4 and 6. He lived at 44 Patrick Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Task 2- Find, Mark and Remember
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, or the CWGC, is an organisation to remember all of the people who died in the two world wars. “The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. We care for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 154 countries.” Rudyard Kipling coined the phrase “Known unto God”, which is used on most of the graves who's bodies were never identified.
Logo of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Abbreviation
CWGC
Formation
21 May 1917
Legal status
Commission
Purpose
To pay tribute to the personnel of The Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. Also maintains a roll of honour for civilians killed in the Second World War
Headquarters
Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Region served
Worldwide (154 countries)
President
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Key people
Brian Davidson
(Director General)
Budget
£66,570,000 (as of 2013)
- From Wikipedia.org
St. Luke's Balham war memorial (my local WW1 memorial)
Task 3- Words and Pictures
The Menin Way, by Paul Nash shows a landscape that was probably once a green forest destroyed and ruined by the shells and bombs that were constantly going off during battle. It shows soldiers trudging through the mud filled with corpses, barbed
Task 1- Old Alleynian
John McLennan Hine was born in Maryport, Cumberland on 14th of April 1872 and died when his ship, the H.M.S. Invincible sunk on May 31st, 1916 in the battle of Jutland. He was 44 years old and his body was never found, but he is commemorated on the Portsmouth naval memorial. He was in the royal navy (Sherwood Foresters division) and was an engineer lieutenant. He was the son of Alfred and Isabella Hine and the husband of Lydia Emma Hine. He had a son, aged 8, and three daughters, aged 2, 4 and 6. He lived at 44 Patrick Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Task 2- Find, Mark and Remember
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, or the CWGC, is an organisation to remember all of the people who died in the two world wars. “The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. We care for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 154 countries.” Rudyard Kipling coined the phrase “Known unto God”, which is used on most of the graves who's bodies were never identified.
Logo of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Abbreviation
CWGC
Formation
21 May 1917
Legal status
Commission
Purpose
To pay tribute to the personnel of The Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. Also maintains a roll of honour for civilians killed in the Second World War
Headquarters
Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Region served
Worldwide (154 countries)
President
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Key people
Brian Davidson
(Director General)
Budget
£66,570,000 (as of 2013)
- From Wikipedia.org
St. Luke's Balham war memorial (my local WW1 memorial)
Task 3- Words and Pictures
The Menin Way, by Paul Nash shows a landscape that was probably once a green forest destroyed and ruined by the shells and bombs that were constantly going off during battle. It shows soldiers trudging through the mud filled with corpses, barbed