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First World War seminar at National Army Museum

Posted on February 28, 2014 by DH

On 15 March the National Army Museum will be running a whole-day seminar entitled The Armies in 1914. The event runs from 9.30am until 5.30pm and is free to enter. On the agenda are a series of talks from a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester War Memorial, Dorset

Posted on February 21, 2014 by DH

This is the war memorial at Dorchester, in Dorset, UK. In was unveiled by Lord Ellenborough on 24 May 1921 and commemorates almost 300 men who lost their lives in the First World War. Many served with the Dorsetshire Regiment, … Continue reading →

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Missing British soldiers to be reburied at Loos

Posted on February 7, 2014 by DH

On 14 March 2014, private William McAleer of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and 19 unknown British soldiers of the First World War will be reburied at the Loos British Cemetery in France. Private McAleer was killed in action on 26 … Continue reading →

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Exhibition focuses on Gordon Highlanders in the First World War

Posted on February 5, 2014 by DH

An exhibition focusing on the Gordon Highlanders and their experience during the first months of the First World War has opened at the regiment’s museum in Aberdeen. Shattered Hopes: The Gordon Highlanders in 1914 follows the unit throughout the battles … Continue reading →

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British Library launches First World War website

Posted on February 4, 2014 by DH

The UK’s British Library has launched a website dedicated to the Centenary of the First World War. It combines 50 scholarly articles about the First World War with a wide range of archive material that covers a large number of … Continue reading →

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WW1 Centenary exhibition at Jewish Museum in Vienna

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

On 3 April the Jewish Museum in Vienna will open an exhibition focused on the Centenary of the First World War entitled Doomsday – Jewish Life and Death in World War I. The show considers how the First World War … Continue reading →

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Women and Industry in the First World War at IWM North

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

Women and Industry in the First World War, at IWM North in Manchester, is a photographic display what considers the role of female workers during the First World War. The display, outside IWM North, comprises six images by the official … Continue reading →

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UK communities focus on Last Post project

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

The Last Post, a mass participation music project for 300 communities, will take place in the UK during each year of the Centenary of the First World War from 2014 to 2018. For a fortnight either side of Remembrance Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Reading footballer Joe Dickinson remembered for the Centenary of World War I

Posted on January 31, 2014 by DH

Joe Dickinson was one of 44 Reading Football Club players to serve in World War I and one of 11 who never returned home. Dickinson had been a regular army soldier prior to his stint at the club, serving with … Continue reading →

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RAF Museum announces World War I Centenary events

Posted on January 30, 2014 by DH

Throughout 2014 the Royal Air Force Museum will be hosting various events that will commemorate the outbreak of World War I. Three events have already been announced A story workshop for children, entitled Where the Poppies Now Grow, will be … Continue reading →

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