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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Northampton soldiers honoured by local newspaper
The Northampton Herald and Post has published a list of five famous World War I soldiers from the town. Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black officer in the British Army. From 1911-1914 he played 111 matches for Northampton Town … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Arras Memorial to the Missing, Belgium, Captain Anketell Read VC, Captain Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, Footballers in World War I, France, German Spring offensive, Lance-Corporal Allan Lewis, Lieutenant Walter Tull, Middlesex Regiment, Northampton, Northamptonshire Regiment, Ronssoy, Sergeant William Boulter VC
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Queen Victoria’s Rifles HQ, 56 Davies Street, London
The badge of the Queen Victoria’s Rifles provides a reminder of World War I in one of London’s most well-heeled districts. It adorns the wall of 56 Davies Street, where the unit (officially the 9th County of London Battalion) was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1915, 9th County of London Battalion, Belgium, Bethnal Green, Davies Street, France, Hackney, Harrow School, Hill 60, lieutenant Geoffrey Wooley, London, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, VC, Victoria Cross, WWI Centenary, Ypres
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Cruise ship prepares for April 2015 Gallipoli visit
On 25 April 2015, cruise ship Saga Sapphire will be anchored off Anzac Cove – 100 years to the day that the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore there. Passengers will be able to take part in trips … Continue reading
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Tagged Anzac Cove, Australia and New Zealand in World War I, centenary, Gallipoli, news, Saga cruises, travel
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Former Australian PM says World War I ‘devoid of virtue’
Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has described World War I as a war devoid of virtue that arose from the quagmire of European tribalism. The Australian newspaper reports that Keating was forthright as he delivered the Remembrance Day commemorative … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Australia, causes of World War I, Paul Keating, Remembrance Day, unknown soldier, World War I and waste of life
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The murder of prisoners of war in World War I
The recent conviction of a Royal Marine for the murder of a wounded Taliban fighter has brought to the fore the question of when a combatant should be treated as a prisoner of war and viewed with mercy. During World … Continue reading
Herts at War seeks lottery funding for Centenary commemoration
Centenary community project Herts at War is in the process of seeking funding from the UK’s National Lottery Heritage Fund. If successful, it hopes to set up an exhibition on Hertfordshire’s experience in World War I. This will open as … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, commemoration, community, county, England, Hertfordshire, Herts at War, Letchworth in World War I
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Commemoration at Menen Wald German Military Cemetery
On 5 October, a commemoration ceremony was held at Menen Wald German Military Cemetery by the city of Menen and the municipality of Wevelgem.The event was supported by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (VDK). Menen Wald, with 48,049 burials, is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Germany, Harlebeke, Menen Wald, Tyne Cot, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
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Francois Hollande announces France’s Centenary plans
French leader Francois Hollande has announced that France will invite representatives from all 72 countries involved in World War I to take part in its annual Bastille Day military parade in July 2014. Hollande added that Germany’s president, Joachim Gauck, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 2014, 3 August 1914, centenary, France, Francois Hollande announces plans, Les Invalides, Notre Dame de Lorette, Pas de Calais
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Centenary exhibitions announced at Royal Museums Greenwich
Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory May – November 2014 Queen’s House Rozanne Hawksley is regarded as one of the UK’s great textile art innovators. Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory examines remembrance, representation and memory in the Queen’s House, which was … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 