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Historian traces soldiers of Derbyshire and Yorkshire

Posted on October 24, 2013 by DH

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 →

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George Grosz exhibition in London

Posted on October 24, 2013 by DH

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 →

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Tour de France route 2014 includes World War I sites

Posted on October 23, 2013 by DH

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 →

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Petitioners bid to save Stoke-on-Trent memorial

Posted on October 22, 2013 by DH

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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World War I trenches restored at Berkhamsted

Posted on October 22, 2013 by DH

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 →

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Mata Hari birthplace in Leeuwarden burned down

Posted on October 21, 2013 by DH

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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Prophetic note to John Buchan’s Greenmantle

Posted on October 20, 2013 by DH

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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Welsh trench experience brings history to life

Posted on October 20, 2013 by DH

A trench system has been created to educate school children across Wales about life on the Western Front in World War I. Wales Online reports that the Back to the Front Experience has been created at Morfa Bay Adventure in … Continue reading →

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Stow Maries airfield to be restored for Centenary

Posted on October 19, 2013 by DH

Stow Maries airfield, one of the most complete World War I aerodromes in the UK, is set to be completely restored, following a campaign by a group of volunteers. In World War I pilots flew from the Essex base on … Continue reading →

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1913 inspires Imperial War Museum’s Christmas range

Posted on October 18, 2013 by DH

The Imperial War Museum’s Christmas range is this year inspired by the last Edwardian Christmas in 1913. Christmas celebrations in Britain at this time would have been busy, memorable and fuelled by food and drink – at least at the … Continue reading →

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