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Relatives of soldier and nurse brought together at IWM North
The Manchester Evening News reports the moving story of sister Edith Appleton and private Charles Kerr, of the 17th Battalion Manchester Regiment. Sister Appleton kept a journal focused on what she witnessed during five years on the Western Front and … Continue reading
Hislop and Palin join forces on Wipers Times film
Michael Palin is to star in a BBC Two film about a satirical magazine published during World War I, reports chortle.co.uk. The film, The Wipers Times, has been written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and is based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, Ballywalter estate, films, Ian Hislop, Michael Palin, news, Sherwood Forresters, Somme, Wipers Times, Ypres
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Preston announces Centenary plans
Officials at the Lancashire town of Preston are eager to mark the Centenary of the First World War with some major events, reports the Lancashire Evening Post. Among the proposals are a plan project films of the war in the … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, events, Lancashire, Lancashire Evening Post, news, Preston
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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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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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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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Thessaloniki hospital exhibition tells tale of Balkan front
An exhibition entitled Army of the Orient in the Balkans: Archaeological Testimonials of a Hospital in Thermi/Sedes, has opened at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Greece. Many of the items on show were recovered from the site of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anastasios Antonaras, archeology, Balkans, exhibitions, Greece, hospital, museums, news, Thessaloniki
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Christmas Truce 1914
‘All this morning we have been fraternising, singing songs. I have been within a yard in front of their trenches, have spoken to and exchanged greetings with a colonel, staff officers and several company officers. All were very nice and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1916, Basra Memorial, Captain RJ Armes, Christmas Truce, Iraq, Mesopotamia, North Staffordshire Regiment
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Christmas Eve 1914
‘On our side they sang Christmas songs in full harmony, then afterwards some national songs. If someone offered a solo, the other side applauded. ‘The French kept as quiet as mice as they listened to the Christmas hymns which no … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Christmas 1914, Christmas Truce, German army, Gotthold von Rohden
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 