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Messages to wounded WW1 Kiwi soldiers found in attic
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
Missing soldier’s name added to Hampshire memorial
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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Tagged 1914-1918, Andover, Corporal Reginald Robbins, First World War Centenary, remembrance, Royal Engineers, Spanish flu, UK News, War memorials, WW1
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South Wales Borderers head ‘up the line’, 1916
Troops of the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers wait in the rain on their way to the front-line trenches near Montauban in October 1916. It’s a picture that’s worth 1,000 words. The men are laden down with kit: greatcoats, blankets, ammunition. They lean forward to counteract … Continue reading
British prisoners of war, April 1918
Their faces showing a range of expressions, a group of British prisoners of war look into the lens of a German photographer in April 1918. The men were captured during the Spring Offensive that began in March 1918 and are … Continue reading
Missing Irish infantryman to be buried as ‘unknown soldier’
An Irish-born infantryman, killed in 1914, will be buried as an unknown soldier, after attempts to trace his relatives failed. Researchers believe they have found the remains of private James Rowan of 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was originally from County … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Belgium, First World War Centenary, Lancashire Fusiliers, Ploegsteert, Private James Rowan, Prowse Point, WW1
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WW1 exhibition at University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is showcasing a selection of items from its First World War collection as part of its commemorations of the Anniversary of the First World War. University archivist Caroline Sampson said: ‘This exhibition draws on material from … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, First World War, First World War Centenary, Leicester, Leicestershire Regiment, news, UK News
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English town axes idea of streets named after WW1 soldiers
An English town council has rejected a proposal to name new streets after local men who were decorated for bravery in the First World War. Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, is due to expand by at least 3,000 houses over the … Continue reading
Snipers shot British soldiers on Christmas Day 1914
The Centenary of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is receiving much media coverage, but it was not universally observed. At one point of the British front line, near the French village of Festubert, there was no fraternising and the war … Continue reading
Peace Collective releases Christmas Truce single ‘All Together Now’
Well-known musicians have joined forces with young footballers from the UK and Germany to create a single that recalls the Christmas Truce of 1914. The song – a version of All Together Now by The Farm – is sung by … Continue reading
Archeologists investigate WW1 Norfolk airbase
Archeologists have conducted a preliminary survey of one of England’s more important First World War airfields. Members of the West Norfolk and King’s Lynn Archaeology Society have investigated the site of Royal Flying Corps base at Narborough. The airbase opened … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, airfield, archeology, First World War Centenary, Kings Lynn, Narborough, news, RFC, Royal Naval Air Service, UK News, WW1
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 