Monthly Archives: February 2015

Overseas VC winners saluted at National Memorial Arboretum

Posted on February 27, 2015 by DH

The British government’s communities secretary, Eric Pickles, will make a speech at an unveiling ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum on 5 March to commemorate the overseas-born First World War recipients of the Victoria Cross. Pickles will be drawing attention … Continue reading →

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Messages to wounded WW1 Kiwi soldiers found in attic

Posted on February 22, 2015 by DH

A banner embroidered with messages from home to recovering New Zealand soldiers has been found in an attic at Walton-on-Thames. The town was the site of the Mount Felix military hospital where Kiwi soldiers recovered from wounds received at Gallipoli. Wounded at Gallipoli New … Continue reading →

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Missing soldier’s name added to Hampshire memorial

Posted on February 10, 2015 by DH

The name of a Royal Engineer, who died in the years following the First World War, has finally been inscribed on the war memorial at Andover in Hampshire, 95 years after it was erected. Corporal Reginald Robbins’ name was recorded … Continue reading →

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