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Tag Archives: Battle of Jutland
Jutland casualty found in North Atlantic
A Danish expedition team has located the wreckage of British warship HMS Warrior, a casualty of the Battle of Jutland. The cruiser was badly damaged during the 1916 battle and 71 of its crew were killed. The remaining 743 men were transferred to HMS … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, Battle of Jutland, HMS Warrior, news, Royal Navy, Sea War Museum Jutland, UK News
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Historian identifies missing sailor from Battle of Jutland
Researchers have identified a missing British sailor who lost his life in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Able seaman Harry Gasson from Hastings in Sussex served as an able seaman on board HMS Castor and was one of 10 … Continue reading
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
British World War I conscription appeals go online
The digitised records of over 8,000 Britons would sought exemption from conscription into the army in the county of Middlesex during World War I have been made available online by the UK’s National Archives. The conscription appeal records are from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aden Stone, Battle of Jutland, Centenary of World War I, Charles Rubens Busby, conscription in World War I, Harry Ward, HMS Defence, HMS Viknor, John Gordon Shallis, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Middlesex, Middlesex Appeal Tribunal, National Archives, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Lincolnshire couple unearth World War I medal in garden
A couple who discovered a World War I medal in their garden are hoping to trace the descendants of Royal Navy sailor to whom it belonged, reports the BBC. Katie and Paul Roberts from Saxilby in Lincolnshire, found the 1914-15 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-15 Star, 1916, Battle of Jutland, discoveries, Lincolnshire, Medals, Royal Navy, Saxilby, Sheffield
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HMS Caroline to become floating museum
HMS Caroline, the last surviving British warship of World War I, is to be preserved thanks to and award of £1m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). This money has been awarded to the National Museum of the Royal … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, Battle of Jutland, battles, Belfast, HMS Caroline, National Heritage Memorial Fund, NMRN, Professor Dominic Tweddle, Royal Navy, sea
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 