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World War I losses link French and English villages
The inhabitants of the French village of Fromelles have decided to start an association to create links with the Buckinghamshire village of the Lee. Newspaper La Voix du Nord Nine reports that nine soldiers from the Lee died in the … Continue reading
Body of missing British officer to be reburied in France
A British officer is to be buried in France after his remains were discovered by a farmer, according to the Daily Mirror. The newspaper reports how Didier Guerle uncovered the remains of Acting captain John Pritchard, along with five other … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, CWGC, Daily Mirror, Ecoust-St Mein, HAC, John Pritchard, missing, news, Soldiers of the Great War
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World War I time capsule to be opened in Dundee, Scotland
The opening of a 100-year-old Dundee war memorial made by post office workers is to be part of the city’s commemoration of World War I, reports the Dundee Courier. Local woman Janice Kennedy’s discovered the location of the historical treasure … Continue reading
Auction house Bonhams to sell Conan Doyle manuscript
The signed manuscript of a patriotic poem by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conon Doyle, is to be sold in Part I of the Roy Davids Collection III: Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets at auction house … Continue reading
Recollections of the British front line on 21 March 1918
A private of the North Staffordshire regiment describes his experience on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German offensive, Operation Michael. ‘There seemed to be thousands of Jerries swarming down the slopes behind us and we retired to … Continue reading
UK tour operators visit Flanders Fields
Last week more than 50 UK tour operators visited Ypres and the surrounding area. In readiness for the Centerary next year, the Flemish government has invested millions of euros in the tourism sector of this region. The forum offered operators … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Flanders Fields, Memorial Museum Passendaele, news, Poperinge, Talbot House, tourism, Tyne Cot cemetery, Vladslo, Ypres
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World War I exhibition to open in Portsmouth
A World War One Remembrance Centre is scheduled to open in Portsmouth on Saturday 30 March. The centre, at Fort Widley on Portsdown Hill, explores the conflict through photos and documents, many of them gathered from local people. The Portsmouth … Continue reading
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Tagged events, exhibitions, Fort Widley, museums, Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth
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World War I artillery guns found on Salisbury Plain
Historians searching for the wreckage of a World War II German aircraft have discovered the remains of two World War I 15-pounder field guns. The guns were probably used as targets during World War II training exercises. The Daily Mail … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, archeology, field guns, Firepower, HAC, ranges, Royal Artillery, Salisbury Plain, Training
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On the Roads of the Great War online exhibition
An interesting online exhibition, On the Roads of the Great War, provides insights into how World War I’s demands for people and materiel brought with it huge amounts of movement across countries and continents. The exhibition focuses on five lesser-known … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Belgium, events, exhibitions, France, news, On the Roads of the Great War, Online
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 