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Unknown New Zealand soldier to be buried at Messines
An unknown New Zealand soldier of the First World War will be buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery in Belgium on 25 February. Archeologists discovered the remains in April 2012 and were able to identify him as a New Zealander … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, 1918, archeology, CWGC, Messines, New Zealand, unknown soldier, Western Front
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Captain Charles La Coste MC
Captain Charles La Coste MC General List att. 1/8th West Yorkshire Regiment Killed in action at Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917 Captain La Coste is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial. There is also a La Coste listed on the Great … Continue reading
Adrian Van Klaveren to lead BBC coverage of WW1 Centenary
Adrian Van Klaveren, the former Radio 5 Live controller who lost his job following Jimmy Savile scandal, will head up the BBC’s World War I Centenary coverage next year. Van Klaveren will oversee all of the corporation’s related programming across … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Adrian Van Klaveren, BBC, centenary, news, Radio 5 Live
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Plans for football games to mark Centenary of World War I
The UK press is today reporting plans for football matches to be played as part of the commemoration of the Centenary of World War I. Andrew Murrison, minister in charge of overseeing the commemorations, told the Guardian: ‘I think football has … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1914-1918, Andrew Murrison, Christmas Truce, commemoration, events, football, government, minister
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Sergeant major Fred Hall VC, Winnipeg Rifles
Sergeant major Fred Hall won the Victoria Cross during the Second battle of Ypres in Belgium. Sergeant major Hall was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 21 February 1885. He is believed to have emigrated to Canada around 1910. On 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, 1915, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Fred Hall, Second Ypres, VC, Victoria Cross, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Rifles
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RAF Museum secures lottery funding for World War I showcase
London’s Royal Air Force Museum’s plans to develop its Grahame-White Factory building into a showcase for its World War I collections have received initial support of £74,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The new exhibition, entitled the First Air War, … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force, exhibitions, First Air War Objects, museums, RAF, RAF Museum
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Dame Judi Dench supports campaign to remember VC winner
Dame Judi Dench is supporting a plan to erect a statue in memory of a World War I Victoria Cross recipient. Private Herbert Columbine, 24, was a private in the Machine Gun Corps and was awarded the decoration posthumously for … Continue reading
World War I archeology at Cannock Chase
Archaeologists plan to excavate a unique training area that was created on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire during World War I. The site was based on Messines Ridge near Ypres and was used to help troops gain experience of conditions on … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, Cannock Chase, excavation, heritage, Messines, Training, Ypres
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Training with the 2/19th London Regiment
‘The first attempts at route marching were round the outer circle in Regent’s Park and even this proved too much for some. Colonel Christie had always been a great believer in the efficacy of singing on the march, so much … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Captain FW Eames, Hampstead, London Regiment, Regent's Park, St Pancras, Training
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 