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Two unknown Royal Fusiliers to be buried near Ypres
Two unknown soldiers from the Royal Fusiliers will be buried at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s New Irish Farm Cemetery on 9 October. Remains of the two men were discovered in 2014 during building work near Ypres. Researchers think they have narrowed … Continue reading
New WWI memorial for London suburb
A memorial commemorating local people who lost their lives in the First World War is to be unveiled at Herne Hill station in south London. Funded by Southeastern railway, the monument is due to be on show before Remembrance Day … Continue reading
Welsh church seeks families of local WWI soldiers
Members of the congregation of a Welsh church are looking for relatives of two former parishioners who served in the First World War. Llanmerewig Church in Powys is hoping to trace family members to attend a service to unveil a … Continue reading
Missing British soldier reburied in Belgium
The body of a British infantry officer, missing for more than 100 years, has been reburied in Belgium. Second lieutenant Eric Henderson was serving with the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) on 7 June 1917, when his unit … Continue reading
War Horse to return to London stage
War Horse, the widely acclaimed stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s First World War novel, is scheduled to return to the National Theatre later this year. Productions are due to coincide with the centenary of Armistice Day (in November) and are … Continue reading
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Tagged First World War, National Theatre War Horse, news, War Horse, WW1
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WW1 archeology exhibition in Ypres
Ypres’ In Flanders Fields museum is focusing its attention on the subterranean relics of war this year. Entitled Traces of War, WW1 Archeology the museum’s fascinating new exhibition explores the strata of buried First World War remains that lie less … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, Belgium, exhibitions, France, In Flanders Fields museum, Traces of War WW1 Archeology, WW1
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Sargent’s Gassed headlines USA exhibition
America’s National WWI Museum and Memorial celebrates the opening of its new, $5m Wylie gallery space with an exhibition dedicated to John Singer Sargent’s monumental painting, Gassed. The 21ft-long work, on loan from London’s Imperial War Museum, depicts a line … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperial War Museum, National WW1 Museum and Memorial, Winston Churchill
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MoD searches for relatives of missing Bedfordshire soldier
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is trying to trace relatives of a World War One soldier who died in France in 1918. Sergeant Edward Norton was born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, in 1881 and lived in Luton. He enlisted in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedfordshire, Edward Norton, Luton, missing, MoD
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Epic Nevinson painting leads Sotheby’s sale
One of the greatest works produced by British war artist Christopher (CRW) Nevinson will go on sale at Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British Art Sale on 21 November. Entitled A Dawn, the powerful image depicts a unit of French infantry, … Continue reading
Welsh memorial for 1917 VC winner
Some 100 years after he won the Victoria Cross in Belgium, a soldier from Ceredigion has been honoured with a memorial in his home county. Machine gun taken Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pugh Evans received the award for his actions on 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Lewis Pugh Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment, Wales
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 