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Monthly Archives: December 2013
A British Tommy recalls Christmas Truce of 1914
Sergeant Alfred Anderson is believed to have been the last survivor of the Christmas Truce. He was aged 18 on 24 December 1914 and serving as a private in the Black Watch on the Western Front. Some 90 years later … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Black Watch Highlanders, Christmas Truce 1914, France, peace, Western Front
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An editorial in British news periodical The Economist draws uncomfortable parallels between the world of today and that of 100 years ago. As the Centenary of World War I approaches, the newspaper suggests that as 1913 came to a close … Continue reading
Hobbit author JRR Tolkien’s WW1 revolver on show
A revolver owned by scholar and writer JRR Tolkien during his World War I service has gone on show at Imperial War Museum North, in Manchester, as part of the preliminaries of its commemoration of the Centenary. Tolkien served as … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Battalion, Battle of the Somme 1916, Centenary of World War I, events, Frodo Baggins, Graham Boxer, IWM North, JRR Tolkien and World War I, Lancashire Fusiliers, news, Sam Gamgee, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Webley Mk VI
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Ypres painting on show at IWM North to mark Centenary
A painting depicting wounded soldiers at Ypres during World War I has gone on show for the first time in almost a century. Ypres, 1915 by Gilbert Rogers is now on show at IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1915, Belgium, British Red Cross Society, Crystal Palace, Gilbert Rogers, IWM North, Manchester, news, RAMC, World War I Centenary, Ypres
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Book tells tale of World War I Hull gunners in Africa
A new book tells the tale of a unit of the Hull Pals who served as artillerymen in Africa during World War I, reports the Hull Daily Mail. Rupert Drake, whose grandfather Jack was one of those soldiers, has written a … Continue reading
Canadian War Museum secures VC medal of sergeant Herman Good
The Canadian War Museum has acquired a Victoria Cross awarded to sergeant Herman James Good on 8 August 1918. He was one of four Canadian soldiers to be awarded the VC on the first day of the Amiens Offensive, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Infantry Battalion, 1916, 1918, 8 August 1918, Amiens, Bathurst, Battle of Amiens 1918, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian War Museum, Centenary of World War I, Ernest Robert Good, France, Herman Good, New Brunswick, VC, Victoria Cross
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World War I German U Boat visible in Kent
The remains of a German World War I U boat are visible on a mudflat next to the River Medway in Kent. The BBC reports that experts believe it is UB122, which was one of more that 100 U boats … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, Bremen, German Imperial Navy, Kent, navy, news, River Medway U Boat, U boat, UB122, World War I Centenary
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Heroic World War I women remembered at Etaples
The CWGC has installed new visitor information panels (VIP) at Etaples Military Cemetery in France. The smartphone technology embedded within this panel reveals the contribution made by women during World War I and features the stories of 32-year-old Nursing Sister Dorothea … Continue reading
Premier League to finance football pitch in Ypres
The Premier League is to build an all-weather football pitch in Belgium as part of World War I Centenary commemorations. The Daily Mirror reports that a high-tech ‘3G’ pitch will be opened in Ypres and will be the venue for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Belgium, Christmas Truce, football, Iraq, Johnson Beharry VC, Menin Gate, Premier League pitch Ypres, VC, World War I Centenary, Ypres
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Lost Diggers of Vignacourt at Australian National War Memorial
Remember Me; the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt is one of the exhibitions currently on show at the Australian National War Memorial. Vignacourt was a small French village in a rear area of the Allied forces that served as a staging … Continue reading
