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Tag Archives: 1914-1918
Charity takes on Reading University to save First World War building
The Victorian Society has launched a campaign to try to stop Reading University from knocking down St Patrick’s Hall – a building that was used by air cadets during the First World War. Among those who lived there was William … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Biggles, Centenary of World War I, First World War, news, RFC, St Patrick's Hall, The Victorian Society, The White Fokker, WE Johns
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UK government unveils Battle of Jutland centenary plans
Warships from Britain and Germany will lay wreaths in the North Sea to mark the commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 2016. Fought off the Danish coast, the battle was one of a relatively … Continue reading
Memorial garden for VC-winning Guards officer
A memorial garden has opened in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to commemorate a First World War Victoria Cross winner. Captain Thomas Tannatt Pryce (32) of the Grenadier Guards, was reported missing on 13 April 1918 after a fierce, close-quarter battle with German … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, 1918, First World War, news, VC, Victoria Cross, WW1
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Band tells story of Welsh soldier shot at dawn
The story of a young soldier who was shot for desertion after he turned himself in at a police station has been re-told by the Welsh rock/folk band Trenchfoot. Private William Jones, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, had volunteered for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1914-1918, centenary, First World War, Neath news, news, Private William Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Shot at dawn, Trenchfoot, Wales, Wales news
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A First World War cyclist with dead geese
A cyclist of the York and Lancaster regiment carries dead geese on his bicycle. The photo was taken in Italy during the First World War and presumably the soldier would have been well received by his comrades on his return. Roast … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1914-1918, dead, geese, goose, Italy, WW1, WW1 Centenary
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A Royal Artillery gun on a French road
An 18-pounder gun team of the Royal Field Artillery turns back onto a road to avoid enemy fire, somewhere near Faverolles, 29 May 1918. It was clearly a hot, dusty day and the gunners were keen to make a retreat.
Exhibition focuses on Dartmoor in WW1
Dartmoor Life in the First World War is an exhibition that marks the Centenary of the First World War and offers a snapshot of what life was like on the moor in the years 1914-1918. Consequences of the First World War … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Agriculture, Dartmoor, Dartmoor in the FIrst World War, Devon, First World War, news, Princetown, World War I, WW1
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A female RFC driver of the First World War
A female driver of the Royal Flying Corps aboard a motorcycle and sidecar, possibly in early 1918. The Women’s Rotal Air Force (WRAF) was formed in April 1918 and by the end of the First World War there were more than … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, First World War Centenary, RAF, RFC, World War I, WRAF, WW1
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Missing soldier’s name added to Hampshire memorial
The name of a Royal Engineer, who died in the years following the First World War, has finally been inscribed on the war memorial at Andover in Hampshire, 95 years after it was erected. Corporal Reginald Robbins’ name was recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Andover, Corporal Reginald Robbins, First World War Centenary, remembrance, Royal Engineers, Spanish flu, UK News, War memorials, WW1
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South Wales Borderers head ‘up the line’, 1916
Troops of the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers wait in the rain on their way to the front-line trenches near Montauban in October 1916. It’s a picture that’s worth 1,000 words. The men are laden down with kit: greatcoats, blankets, ammunition. They lean forward to counteract … Continue reading