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Scottish football club unveils World War I Centenary kit

Posted on January 27, 2014 by DH

Scottish football club Raith Rovers has unveiled a new away strip that commemorates the sacrifice made by its players during World War I. The Kirkcaldy club wanted to mark the Centenary of World War I and to pay tribute to … Continue reading →

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British MOD attempts to identify soldier found on battlefield

Posted on January 26, 2014 by DH

The living relatives of a World War I soldier whose remains were discovered in northern France are being sought by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The body was found in a garden near Beaurains in June 2012. It is thought … Continue reading →

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British National Archives digitises World War I diaries

Posted on January 23, 2014 by DH

Britain’s National Archives has begun to digitise the more than 1.5 million pages of World War I diaries in its collection. Most of this comprises official diaries, recording the day-to-day activities of British army units during the war. They include … Continue reading →

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British World War I conscription appeals go online

Posted on January 22, 2014 by DH

The digitised records of over 8,000 Britons would sought exemption from conscription into the army in the county of Middlesex during World War I have been made available online by the UK’s National Archives. The conscription appeal records are from … Continue reading →

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Medal lost for 40 years appears on auction site

Posted on January 20, 2014 by DH

A man has discovered a missing World War I Victory medal on auction site Ebay 40 years after it disappeared. Terry Snow, from Devon, accidentally lost track of the medal during a house move and has since searched for it … Continue reading →

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West London call for World War I memorabilia

Posted on January 17, 2014 by DH

Officials at the London Borough of Hillingdon are asking local residents to share their World War I memorabilia. The west London council is planning its commemoration of the Centenary and local historians are looking for anyone with letters, photographs, diaries, … Continue reading →

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Researchers baffled by World War I soldier’s shorthand diaries

Posted on January 15, 2014 by DH

Two diaries, written in shorthand almost a century ago and donated by a local Old Comrades Association, have led researchers at York Castle Museum to make a public appeal for translators to help in understanding them. Corporal William Reader, of … Continue reading →

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Remembering Charles Chilton: writer of Oh What a Lovely War!

Posted on January 11, 2014 by DH

Charles Chilton, who died on 2 January at the age of 95, was a writer and producer who was responsible for several well-known classic BBC series such as Lost in Space and Riders of the Range. He also wrote the … Continue reading →

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An Albanian volunteer in January 1916

Posted on January 8, 2014 by DH

Debate about how the UK should commemorate World War I has been hotting up in the UK in recent days. On one side are those who suggest it was a ‘just’ war with Britain occupying the moral high ground. On … Continue reading →

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Project to trace missing soldiers of World War I

Posted on January 8, 2014 by DH

London’s National Army Museum has launched a campaign to identify forgotten casualties of World War I. The Daily Telegraph reports the museum has established a dedicated unit to investigate cases where the deaths of soldiers, sailors and airmen from the … Continue reading →

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