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Woodland Trust launches Centenary Woods appeal
UK conservation charity the Woodland Trust is launching a project to coincide with the Centenary of the First World War. Through its Centenary Woods initiative it hopes to raise £12m, create thousands of acres of new native woodland and help … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1918, Centenary of the First World War, Centenary Woods, news, the Woodland Trust, UK News
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Medal lost for 40 years appears on auction site
A man has discovered a missing World War I Victory medal on auction site Ebay 40 years after it disappeared. Terry Snow, from Devon, accidentally lost track of the medal during a house move and has since searched for it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, Centenary of World War I, Ebay, Middlesex Regiment, Private Gilbert Snow, war medals
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Remembering Charles Chilton: writer of Oh What a Lovely War!
Charles Chilton, who died on 2 January at the age of 95, was a writer and producer who was responsible for several well-known classic BBC series such as Lost in Space and Riders of the Range. He also wrote the … 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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Heroic World War I women remembered at Etaples
The CWGC has installed new visitor information panels (VIP) at Etaples Military Cemetery in France. The smartphone technology embedded within this panel reveals the contribution made by women during World War I and features the stories of 32-year-old Nursing Sister Dorothea … Continue reading
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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Northampton soldiers honoured by local newspaper
The Northampton Herald and Post has published a list of five famous World War I soldiers from the town. Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black officer in the British Army. From 1911-1914 he played 111 matches for Northampton Town … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Arras Memorial to the Missing, Belgium, Captain Anketell Read VC, Captain Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, Footballers in World War I, France, German Spring offensive, Lance-Corporal Allan Lewis, Lieutenant Walter Tull, Middlesex Regiment, Northampton, Northamptonshire Regiment, Ronssoy, Sergeant William Boulter VC
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Stow Maries airfield to be restored for Centenary
Stow Maries airfield, one of the most complete World War I aerodromes in the UK, is set to be completely restored, following a campaign by a group of volunteers. In World War I pilots flew from the Essex base on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1918, airfield, centenary, London, restoration, RFC, Stow Maries, Zeppelin
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World War I baby boomers trigger UK over-90s rise
World War continues to have an impact on the British population, almost 100 years after it ended. Over the past two years official population figures have shown a rise in the number of people over the age of 90. This … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 