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Tag Archives: Belgium
WW1 archeology exhibition in Ypres
Ypres’ In Flanders Fields museum is focusing its attention on the subterranean relics of war this year. Entitled Traces of War, WW1 Archeology the museum’s fascinating new exhibition explores the strata of buried First World War remains that lie less … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, Belgium, exhibitions, France, In Flanders Fields museum, Traces of War WW1 Archeology, WW1
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Welsh memorial for 1917 VC winner
Some 100 years after he won the Victoria Cross in Belgium, a soldier from Ceredigion has been honoured with a memorial in his home county. Machine gun taken Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pugh Evans received the award for his actions on 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Lewis Pugh Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment, Wales
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Belgian memorial for Hertfordshire Regiment
The Hertfordshire Regiment will soon gain its first memorial outside the UK. The new monument will be constructed at the site of the 1st Battalion’s attack near St Julien on 31 July 1917 – the first day of the Battle … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Belgium, Centenary of the First World War, First World War, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Regiment, Herts at War, news, Passchendaele, UK News, WW1
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Battle of Passchendaele commemorations 2017
The UK government has revealed its plans to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres). Passchendaele is perhaps associated with the most iconic and ghastly images of the First World War, with its drifting … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Battle of Passchendaele centenary, Belgium, Centenary of the First World War, events, news, Passchendaele, UK News, Ypres
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Missing WW1 medal found on Welsh beach
A First World War medal belonging to a soldier who lost his life in Belgium in 1916 has been recovered from the sands of a Welsh beach. Private Martin Tierney of the 2nd Battalion, the Leinster Regiment was killed in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1916, Belgium, Burry Port, Leinster Regiment, Medals, news, Private Martin Tierney, UK News, Wales, WW1
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Missing Irish infantryman to be buried as ‘unknown soldier’
An Irish-born infantryman, killed in 1914, will be buried as an unknown soldier, after attempts to trace his relatives failed. Researchers believe they have found the remains of private James Rowan of 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was originally from County … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Belgium, First World War Centenary, Lancashire Fusiliers, Ploegsteert, Private James Rowan, Prowse Point, WW1
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Largest First World War archeological dig under way in Belgium
A project to lay a new pipeline through an area that was once part of the Western Front is yielding a large number of archeological finds. As Belgian energy company Fluxys works to put the pipeline in place, archeologists are taking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, archeology, Belgium, First World War, First World War archeology, First World War Centenary, Fluxys
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French soldier’s bedroom preserved for almost 100 years
A First World War French dragoon officer’s bedroom has been preserved for almost 100 years exactly as he left it in 1918. Second Lieutenant Hubert Rochereau lived with his parents in the village of Bélâbre in central France. When he … Continue reading
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Tagged Belabre, Belgium, First World War Centenary, France, France news, Hubert Rochereau, news, UK News, WW1
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Missing First World War soldiers to be reburied in France
Some 15 British First World War casualties are to be reburied at the Y Farm Cemetery at a ceremony in France on 22 October, 100 years after they were killed during an offensive close to the border with Belgium. The soldiers were … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, First World Wa, First World War Centenary, news, Ploegsteert, Race to the Sea, UK News, WW1, Y Farm, York and Lancaster regiment
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend WW1 remembrance event in Belgium
Buckingham Palace has announced the role members of the British Royal Family are taking in commemorating the Centenary of the First World War in 2014. HRH The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, will attend a … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Mons, Belgium, Buckingham Palace, Cardiff, Centenary of the First World War, Crathie Kirk in Scotland, Duchess of Cambridge, Duke of Cambridge, events, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Liege, Llandaff cathedral, Mons, news, Prince William, Royal Family, Sandringham, St Symphorien military cemetery, Step Short Folkestone, UK News, WW1
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 