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Monthly Archives: October 2013
World War I trenches may be restored near Sheffield
Remains of World War I training trenches could be restored as part of the Yorkshire city of Sheffield’s commemorations of the Centenary of World War I. The Sheffield Telegraph reports that the trenches were dug at Redmires, to the west … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, 1916, Bapaume, centenary, First Day of the Somme, Redmires, Serre, Sheffield, Sheffield Pals, Somme, Training, trenches, World War I
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National Portrait Gallery announces World War I show for 2014
London’s National Portrait Gallery will mark the Centenary of World War I with a display of paintings, films and sculptures inspired by the conflict. The exhibition, entitled The Great War in Portraits, will run from 27 February until 15 June … Continue reading
Historian traces soldiers of Derbyshire and Yorkshire
An amateur historian has researched the lives and war records of hundreds of Yorkshire and Derbyshire men who fought and died in two world wars. The Sheffield Star reports how 45-year-old accountant Simon Goodwin has spent the past four years … Continue reading
Tour de France route 2014 includes World War I sites
Tour de France organisers have announced a four-country route for the 2014 event, starting in England and featuring stretches in the north and east of France to commemorate the Centenary of World War I. Belgium and Spain will be the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News
Tagged 1914, 1915, 1917, 2014, centenary, cycling, Francois Faber, Lucien Petit-Breton, Octave Lapize, route, Tour de France
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Petitioners bid to save Stoke-on-Trent memorial
A petition to save a Stoke-on-Trent World War I memorial from demolition has been delivered to Downing Street. The document, signed by more than 10,000 people, calls on the government to stop the Ministry of Justice selling off the former … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, destruction, Fenton, Fenton Magistrates Court, memorial, Stoke on Trent
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World War I trenches restored at Berkhamsted
Trenches used for training World War I troops at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, have been mapped and partially restored. The Hemel Gazette reports the trenches were used by more than 14,000 troops from the Inns of Court Officers’ Training Corps that prepared … Continue reading
Posted in News, Soldiers of the Great War
Tagged AONB, archeology, Berkhamsted, Chilterns, common, Hertfordshire, Inns of Court OTC, Kitchener's Field, Northchurch trenches, Training, trenches
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Mata Hari birthplace in Leeuwarden burned down
The Netherlands birthplace of exotic dancer and World War I spy Mata Hari has been gutted by fire. Hari was born in the Frisian city of Leeuwarden, about 90 miles north of Amsterdam, as Margaretha Geertruida Zelle on 7 August … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Amsterdam, Leeuwarden, Mata Hari, Netherlands, spy
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Prophetic note to John Buchan’s Greenmantle
This afternoon’s torrential downpour in London saw me safely ensconced in my library. With its leather armchair, wood panelling and green shaded lamp, it does look slightly as though it could have been the setting for a scene from a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, books, Greenmantle, Islam, jihad, John Buchan, Koran, Middle East, Richard Hannay
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 
George Grosz exhibition in London
London gallery Richard Nagy is running a major exhibition dedicated to the work of George Grosz (1893-1959). Some 50 works by the German satirical artist and World War I veteran have been assembled from leading private and public collections around … Continue reading →