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Private Walter Whitehorn, London Regiment
Private Walter Whitehorn 3420 1st/19th Battalion, London Regiment Killed in action 25 September 1915 Commemorated on the Loos Memorial Walter Whitehorn’s name also appears on the memorial at Smithfield Meat Market in London. On the morning of 25 September 1915, … Continue reading
How trench talk changed the English language
The trenches of World War I were the birthplace of many a modern English phrase, notes The Guardian newspaper. ‘Binge’, ‘fed up’, ‘washed out’, ‘cushy’, ‘snapshot’ and ‘bloke’ are among the words the paper lists as having their origins in the conflict. Many … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, English, language, slang, Soldiers, talk, Trench talk, trenches
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CWGC unveils first Belgian info panels
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has placed the first of up to 65 Visitor Information Panels in Belgium. They are at Ypres Town Cemetery and Extension and the Potijze Chateau Cemeteries. Some 500 such panels are due to be installed … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefields, Belgium, centenary, CWGC, information, remembrance, tourism, visitors, war graves
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Two brother officers
‘The daily newspapers published casualty lists, and also extracts from The London Gazette. Naturally we looked through these for possible news of friends. ‘One day I saw my brother’s name – commissioned a second lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters. I … Continue reading
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Tagged casualties, officers, Sherwood Foresters, Staffordshire Regiment
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Douglas Haig lecture at National Army Museum
Leading historian Professor Gary Sheffield will be assessing how much credit Sir Douglas Haig deserves for allied victory on the Western Front at the National Army Museum on 17 January. The lecture, entitled Douglas Haig: Was He the Accidental Victor … Continue reading
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Tagged events, generals, lectures, National Army Museum, Professor Gary Sheffield, Sir Douglas Haig
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Remembrance garden planned for Guards Museum
A £600,000 fundraising appeal is aiming to create a ‘haven of remembrance’ at the Guards Museum – within the Wellington Barracks site near Buckingham Palace in London. Soil taken from battlefields in France and Belgium will be used in the … Continue reading
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Tagged events, fundraising, Guards, Guards Museum, London, museums
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House of poet Hedd Wyn to become a museum
Yr Ysgrwn, the Grade II listed farmhouse that was the home of Welsh poet Hedd Wyn, is to become a museum. The house, near Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, will be transformed following the grant of £150,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Hedd Wynn, London Welsh, Pilkem Ridge, Poet, poetry, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Wales
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 