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WW1 firing range discovered in Wales

Posted on April 26, 2014 by DH

A First World War rifle range has been discovered by a recently formed Welsh history society. Ian Fewing, secretary of the Aberystruth Archaeology and History Society was out walking in Cwmcelyn, Blaenau Gwent, Wales when he came across a collapsed … Continue reading →

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Australian PM highlights importance of WW1 in shaping nation

Posted on April 25, 2014 by DH

Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has said Gallipoli was one of a ‘tide of events’ that shaped the Australian nation. In his Anzac Day address at the Australian War Memorial, Abbott also called for Australians to remember the Western Front … Continue reading →

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First WW1 British casualty may have been victim of friendly fire

Posted on April 23, 2014 by DH

Private John Parr of the Middlesex Regiment, the first British soldier to be killed in the First World War, may have been a victim of ‘friendly fire’. Speaking to The Sunday Times historian Jon Cooksey said: ‘There was no German … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s National War Museum launches Centenary exhibition

Posted on April 3, 2014 by DH

Scotland’s National War Museum is marking the Centenary of the First World War with an exhibition entitled Next of Kin. The show will run at the National War Museum, Edinburgh, until March 2015, before going on tour to eight venues … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s Blair Castle stages First World War Centenary exhibition

Posted on March 31, 2014 by DH

Blair castle, ancestral home of Scottish aristocrats the Dukes of Atholl, is staging an exhibition about the property’s role in the First World War. John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl and laird at the time of the outbreak of war in … Continue reading →

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National Arboretum opens First World War Centenary trails

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DH

The UK’s National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire will launch its First World War Centenary trails on Saturday 29 March. The 2km Discovery Trail will give visitors to the Arboretum, which is part of The Royal British Legion family of charities, … Continue reading →

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President Obama speaks at Flanders Fields Memorial, Belgium

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DH

US President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Flanders Fields Memorial in Belgium. Obama, Belgian King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo all placed wreaths. The king said in a speech: ‘Our countries have learned the … Continue reading →

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Appeal for Lost Gardens of Heligan Centenary performance

Posted on March 25, 2014 by DH

Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan and Wildworks Theatre Company have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to sow a living stage made of poppies to mark the Centenary of the First World War. Heligan’s West Lawn has been ploughed … Continue reading →

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War artist CRW Nevinson tops bill at London print sale

Posted on March 24, 2014 by DH

Black and white First World War studies by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, 1889-1946) will be on sale at the Grosvenor School & Avant-Garde British Printmaking auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 15 April 2014. The top lot in … Continue reading →

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Ten missing First World War British soldiers identified

Posted on March 21, 2014 by DH

Ten missing British soldiers who were killed in the early months of the First World War have been positively identified after almost 100 years. The men were members of 2nd Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment and were killed on … Continue reading →

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