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An editorial in British news periodical The Economist draws uncomfortable parallels between the world of today and that of 100 years ago. As the Centenary of World War I approaches, the newspaper suggests that as 1913 came to a close … Continue reading
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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Book tells tale of World War I Hull gunners in Africa
A new book tells the tale of a unit of the Hull Pals who served as artillerymen in Africa during World War I, reports the Hull Daily Mail. Rupert Drake, whose grandfather Jack was one of those soldiers, has written a … Continue reading
Canadian War Museum secures VC medal of sergeant Herman Good
The Canadian War Museum has acquired a Victoria Cross awarded to sergeant Herman James Good on 8 August 1918. He was one of four Canadian soldiers to be awarded the VC on the first day of the Amiens Offensive, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Infantry Battalion, 1916, 1918, 8 August 1918, Amiens, Bathurst, Battle of Amiens 1918, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian War Museum, Centenary of World War I, Ernest Robert Good, France, Herman Good, New Brunswick, VC, Victoria Cross
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World War I German U Boat visible in Kent
The remains of a German World War I U boat are visible on a mudflat next to the River Medway in Kent. The BBC reports that experts believe it is UB122, which was one of more that 100 U boats … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, Bremen, German Imperial Navy, Kent, navy, news, River Medway U Boat, U boat, UB122, World War I Centenary
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Welsh Memorial Flanders seeks completion funds
The campaign to create a memorial to the Welsh soldiers who lost their lives in Flanders during World War I has raised more than £30,000, but requires a further £60,000 to complete its plans. The monument will comprise a cromlech, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, 1917, 1918, 38th Welsh Division, Belgium, Flanders, Hedd Wyn poet 1917, Langemark, Mametz, Pilkem Ridge, Somme, Wales, Welsh Memorial Flanders, World War I Centenary
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World War I changed culture of mourning, says Yale professor
World War I changed the culture of mourning in Europe and acted as a crucial brake on progress, says Yale professor Jay Winter in an interview with Deutsche Welle. Winter, who has curated the exhibition Missing Sons, at the Art … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Bonn, Centenary of World War I, events, Germany, J Winter, memory, missing soldiers of World War I, Missing Sons, news
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Queen Victoria’s Rifles HQ, 56 Davies Street, London
The badge of the Queen Victoria’s Rifles provides a reminder of World War I in one of London’s most well-heeled districts. It adorns the wall of 56 Davies Street, where the unit (officially the 9th County of London Battalion) was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1915, 9th County of London Battalion, Belgium, Bethnal Green, Davies Street, France, Hackney, Harrow School, Hill 60, lieutenant Geoffrey Wooley, London, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, VC, Victoria Cross, WWI Centenary, Ypres
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Former Australian PM says World War I ‘devoid of virtue’
Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has described World War I as a war devoid of virtue that arose from the quagmire of European tribalism. The Australian newspaper reports that Keating was forthright as he delivered the Remembrance Day commemorative … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Australia, causes of World War I, Paul Keating, Remembrance Day, unknown soldier, World War I and waste of life
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Centenary exhibitions announced at Royal Museums Greenwich
Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory May – November 2014 Queen’s House Rozanne Hawksley is regarded as one of the UK’s great textile art innovators. Rozanne Hawksley: War and Memory examines remembrance, representation and memory in the Queen’s House, which was … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 