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A British Tommy recalls Christmas Truce of 1914
Sergeant Alfred Anderson is believed to have been the last survivor of the Christmas Truce. He was aged 18 on 24 December 1914 and serving as a private in the Black Watch on the Western Front. Some 90 years later … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Black Watch Highlanders, Christmas Truce 1914, France, peace, Western Front
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Hobbit author JRR Tolkien’s WW1 revolver on show
A revolver owned by scholar and writer JRR Tolkien during his World War I service has gone on show at Imperial War Museum North, in Manchester, as part of the preliminaries of its commemoration of the Centenary. Tolkien served as … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Battalion, Battle of the Somme 1916, Centenary of World War I, events, Frodo Baggins, Graham Boxer, IWM North, JRR Tolkien and World War I, Lancashire Fusiliers, news, Sam Gamgee, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Webley Mk VI
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Ypres painting on show at IWM North to mark Centenary
A painting depicting wounded soldiers at Ypres during World War I has gone on show for the first time in almost a century. Ypres, 1915 by Gilbert Rogers is now on show at IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1915, Belgium, British Red Cross Society, Crystal Palace, Gilbert Rogers, IWM North, Manchester, news, RAMC, World War I Centenary, Ypres
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Heroic World War I women remembered at Etaples
The CWGC has installed new visitor information panels (VIP) at Etaples Military Cemetery in France. The smartphone technology embedded within this panel reveals the contribution made by women during World War I and features the stories of 32-year-old Nursing Sister Dorothea … Continue reading
Premier League to finance football pitch in Ypres
The Premier League is to build an all-weather football pitch in Belgium as part of World War I Centenary commemorations. The Daily Mirror reports that a high-tech ‘3G’ pitch will be opened in Ypres and will be the venue for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Belgium, Christmas Truce, football, Iraq, Johnson Beharry VC, Menin Gate, Premier League pitch Ypres, VC, World War I Centenary, Ypres
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Lost Diggers of Vignacourt at Australian National War Memorial
Remember Me; the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt is one of the exhibitions currently on show at the Australian National War Memorial. Vignacourt was a small French village in a rear area of the Allied forces that served as a staging … Continue reading
Real life in the trenches of World War I
Lieutenant Hugh Butterworth, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade writes home on 10 June 1915. ‘Men look fearsome ruffians in the trenches. The water is bad for shaving, as if you cut yourself you may get a bit poisoned, so they mostly … Continue reading
World War I paintings at Historic Dockyard, Chatham
An exhibition of works by Sir John Lavery (1856 – 1941), held recently at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, illustrated the variety of the artist’s work. The 31 paintings were mostly from the extensive collection of the Imperial War Museum. The … Continue reading
French President acknowledges World War I African troops
French President François Hollande has said France will not forget the African soldiers who died for it during World War I. The President says the Centenary of World War I in 2014 will offer the chance to remember their sacrifice. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, African troops in World War I, Centenary of World War I, France, Francois Hollande, news
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Remains of missing World War I soldier found on Somme battlefield
Remains of a missing World War I soldier were discovered last week near the Ulster Tower memorial on the Somme battlefield. They were found as a mechanical digger was operating as part of plans to improve the parking area and … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 