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French soldier’s bedroom preserved for almost 100 years

Posted on October 14, 2014 by DH

A First World War French dragoon officer’s bedroom has been preserved for almost 100 years exactly as he left it in 1918. Second Lieutenant Hubert Rochereau lived with his parents in the village of Bélâbre in central France. When he … Continue reading →

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Coldstream Guards VC winner remembered

Posted on October 6, 2014 by DH

A soldier who won the Victoria Cross (VC) in the First World War has been remembered at a special service in his native Northumberland. Guardsman Frederick William Dobson of the Coldstream Guards risked his own life in a bid to … Continue reading →

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Missing First World War soldiers to be reburied in France

Posted on October 4, 2014 by DH

Some 15 British First World War casualties are to be reburied at the Y Farm Cemetery at a ceremony in France on 22 October, 100 years after they were killed during an offensive close to the border with Belgium. The soldiers were … Continue reading →

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Memorial to Royal Leicestershire Regiment at National Arboretum

Posted on September 18, 2014 by DH

A memorial to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment will be dedicated at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Saturday 27 September 2014 – the 326th anniversary of the founding of the Regiment. India service The Regiment was conferred with the … Continue reading →

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War Memorial at Lyddington, Rutland

Posted on September 17, 2014 by DH

The war memorial at the Rutland village of Lyddington includes seven names from the First World War. Among them are private Walter Hinch of 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment whose name appears on the Basra Memorial in Iraq. There are also two … Continue reading →

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Sussex memorial for Battle of Mons VC winner

Posted on August 19, 2014 by DH

A memorial stone is to be unveiled to commemorate one of the first Victoria Cross winners of the First World War. Private Sidney Godley VC, of the Royal Fusiliers, won the medal for his defence of the Nimy railway bridge … Continue reading →

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Worcestershire Cricket Club rededicates WW1 memorial

Posted on August 18, 2014 by DH

A memorial to the Worcestershire County Cricket Club players who were killed in the First World War has been rededicated to mark the Centenary of 1914. Some 17 club members, including 10 first XI players, lost their lives in the … Continue reading →

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Staffordshire conscription tribunal notes revealed

Posted on August 16, 2014 by DH

Records from Staffordshire’s conscription appeals tribunals are to be documented as part of the commemorations of the Centenary of the First World War. The authorities intended that the records would be destroyed following the Armistice, but documents relating to around … Continue reading →

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Welsh WW1 monument unveiled at Langemark

Posted on August 15, 2014 by DH

A memorial to commemorate Welsh soldiers who were killed in the First World War will be unveiled at Langemark, Belgium, on 16 August. It will comprise a Welsh dragon atop a slate cromlech and is near the spot where Welsh … Continue reading →

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Campaigners call for WW1 Chinese Labour Corps memorial

Posted on August 14, 2014 by DH

Members of Britain’s Chinese community have launched a campaign to commemorate members of the Chinese Labour Corps who served in the First World War. Dangerous work More than 100,000 men volunteered for the corps, with the first arriving on the … Continue reading →

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