Ormsby Pasley was the despatch rider who delivered the ceasefire order to the commanding officer of the 36th Ulster Division. The order effectively brought an end to four years of carnage and slaughter. Mervyn Jess travelled to Dublin to meet the soldier's relatives ahead of this weekend's events to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. | BBC Newsline

603K views · 10K reactions | 1914 Matchless model 8B motorcycle and sidecar with a Motosacoche engine. This machine was used in World War 1 as a despatch riders bike. Entrant on the day was Patrick Gill. #11 | Abigail Martin | Facebook

A date for the diary – ‪14 August 2021‬. The Where Is Anna motorcycle run in Belgium. The event is for pre-1931 motorcycles and follows the footsteps of a WWI despatch rider in his attempt to locate his long lost girlfriend Anna who had been taking refuge in the final piece of unoccupied land in Belgium, the Westhoek. A great story and a great excuse to get those machines out. And lets be honest, its not very often you get the chance to do something like this… the Flanders Field race - a 200m du