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Reservists re-join the British army in August 1914
Reservists queue to rejoin the British Army on 5 August 1914. The men are former members of the Grenadier Guards who have been recalled following the outbreak of war and are awaiting a medical examination at Wellington Barracks, Chelsea. While … Continue reading
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Step Short arch unveiled in Folkestone
The 100th anniversary of the day Britain entered the First World War has been marked by the unveiling of a memorial arch in Folkestone, Kent. The arch was commissioned for the Centenary by the Step Short charity in memory of the millions of … Continue reading
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The Briton killed within hours of outbreak of WW1
Historian Richard van Emden suggests Henry Hadley should be recognized as the first British casualty of the First World War. Hadley, a former army officer with the West India Regiment who had been educated at Cheltenham College, was working as … Continue reading
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Truth and Memory at London’s Imperial War Museum
London’s Imperial War Museum is marking the Centenary of the outbreak of World War I with a wide-ranging and often deeply moving display of the work of British war artists of the period. Entitled Truth and Memory, it takes … Continue reading
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Cambridge lone piper to mark anniversary of WW1
Cambridge will mark the outbreak of the First World War with a lone piper playing a lament from the balcony of the city’s Guildhall. The city’s mayor, Cllr Gerri Bird, and the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, … Continue reading
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Exhibition focuses on Staffordshire Regiments in WW1
An exhibition focusing on Staffordshire soldiers of the First World War has opened in Lichfield. Entitled Staffordshire Goes to War the display will be hosted by the Staffordshire Regiment Museum using some items from the National Army Museum (NAM). The North Staffordshire … Continue reading
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Search solves mystery of WW1 officer painting
An unknown World War I officer, depicted in a painting, has been identified by the website Art Detective. The picture was in the collection of Carmarthenshire Museums in Wales. It depicts Second Lieutenant Paul Chancourt Girardot of the 2nd Battalion, Oxford & … Continue reading
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British Library opens WW1 Centenary exhibition
The British Library is marking the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with an exhibition entitled: Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour. On show are Christmas cards, letters, cartoons, posters and the manuscripts of famous war poets. … Continue reading
English WW1 Muslim Cemetery to be restored
A memorial to Muslim soldiers who died during the First World War is to be restored to mark the Centenary. The former cemetery, at Horsell Common near Woking, has been repaired following a grant from English Heritage. Originally built in … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 