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Tag Archives: Centenary of the First World War
WW1 exhibition comes to London Transport Museum
Goodbye Piccadilly – from Home Front to Western Front will open at the London Transport Museum on 16 May 2014. The exhibition will tell the story of Londoners during the First World War and will consider how the conflict affected … Continue reading
Ceramic poppies to fill Tower of London’s moat
The Tower of London moat is due to planted with 888,246 ceramic poppies as part of Britain’s First World War Centenary commemorations. The poppies are being created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, who says he was inspired by the writings … Continue reading
Duke of Kent visits CWGC sites in Bulgaria
HRH the Duke of Kent, president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), visited Bulgaria recently to attend a ceremony to remember the fallen of the First World War. The Duke travelled to CWGC sites in Sofia and Plovdiv and said: … Continue reading
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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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WW1 memorial plaque found in Liverpool garden
A First World War memorial plaque has been unearthed in a garden in Liverpool. The plaque was formerly in St Peter’s Church in the Toxteth area of the city and was found in the garden of its former caretaker. Several … Continue reading
Berkshire VC winner to have Reading statue
A statue to commemorate a VC winning British cavalryman is to be erected in the centre of Reading, Berkshire. It will depict trooper Fred Potts of the Berkshire Yeomanry dragging a wounded comrade, trooper Arthur Andrews, to safety on a … Continue reading
London Scottish RFC stages First World War Centenary rugby match
Rugby clubs London Scottish and Blackheath will contest a First World War Commemoration Match at Richmond Athletic Ground on Saturday 3 May. London Scottish, with its connection to the London Scottish Regiment (1/14th County of London Battalion), and Blackheath, through … Continue reading
The enemy aliens of 30th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
In 1916 Britain’s Army Council authorised the Middlesex Regiment to form two battalions (the 30th and 31st) formed from recruits who were naturalised British citizens but of enemy alien parentage. Most of the men were of German ancestry and of … Continue reading
WW1 firing range discovered in Wales
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
Australian PM highlights importance of WW1 in shaping nation
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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Tagged 1915, ANZAC Day, Australia, Centenary of the First World War, Gallipoli, news, Tony Abbott, Western Front, world news
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