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Graham Charles Lay (Willesden, Greater London, UK, 19 January 1960 [1] – 27 November 2016 [2]) was a British antiques expert specialising in arms, armour and militaria, and military history, probably best known for his many appearances on BBC TVs Antiques Roadshow [3] television programme, where he had been one of the team of experts since 1988.
Militaria and paraphernalia from Nazi Germany for sale as memorabilia and collectibles in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1964. Today internationally based private collectors and traders more often are handling artifacts with a troubled past online. Photo: Jack de Nijs / Anefo
Militaria, also known as military memorabilia, are military equipment which are collected for their historical significance. Such items include firearms , swords , sabres , knives , bayonets , helmets and other equipment such as uniforms , military orders and decorations and insignia .
The British soldiers went to war in August 1914 wearing the 1902 Pattern Service Dress tunic and trousers. This was a thick woollen tunic, dyed khaki.There were two breast pockets for personal items and the soldier's AB64 Pay Book, two smaller pockets for other items, and an internal pocket sewn under the right flap of the lower tunic where the First Field Dressing was kept.
On 3 September, the UK and France declared war on Germany as obliged by the Anglo-Polish military alliance. The declaration was made 24 hours after the UK had issued an ultimatum to Germany to withdraw all German forces from Poland. After the fall of Poland, the Royal Navy was strengthened by the arrival of two Polish submarines OrzeĊ and Wilk ...
The Force Protection Ocelot is a British infantry mobility vehicle that replaced the United Kingdom's Snatch Land Rover with British forces. [2] [3] It received the service name Foxhound, in line with the canine names given to other wheeled armored vehicles in current British use such as Mastiff, Wolfhound, and Ridgeback, which are all variants of the Cougar.
In March 2020, The Guardian reported that Travelodge gave homeless families and key workers only two hours' notice to leave when it shut 360 of its UK hotels in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Although the government had told hotels to close, this did not apply to those accommodating key workers or homeless people. [26]
Militaria publishing companies (2 P) Military equipment of the Early Modern period (3 C, 5 P) P. Plate armour (1 C, 4 P) R. Roman armour (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category ...