Tag Archives: Centenary of the First World War

Exhibition focuses on Artists Rifles in the First World War

Posted on March 11, 2014 by DH

Artworks produced by members of the Artists Rifles – 28th (County of London) Battalion of The London Regiment – will be the focus of touring exhibition in Hampshire this April focused on the Centenary of the First World War. The … Continue reading →

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First World War seminar at National Army Museum

Posted on February 28, 2014 by DH

On 15 March the National Army Museum will be running a whole-day seminar entitled The Armies in 1914. The event runs from 9.30am until 5.30pm and is free to enter. On the agenda are a series of talks from a … Continue reading →

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German War Graves Commission launches WW1 website

Posted on February 28, 2014 by DH

The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (VDK) – the German War Graves Commission – has launched a Centenary website. It features information and projects relating to the Centenary of the First World War. The site also enables visitors to search for the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester War Memorial, Dorset

Posted on February 21, 2014 by DH

This is the war memorial at Dorchester, in Dorset, UK. In was unveiled by Lord Ellenborough on 24 May 1921 and commemorates almost 300 men who lost their lives in the First World War. Many served with the Dorsetshire Regiment, … Continue reading →

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Missing British soldiers to be reburied at Loos

Posted on February 7, 2014 by DH

On 14 March 2014, private William McAleer of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and 19 unknown British soldiers of the First World War will be reburied at the Loos British Cemetery in France. Private McAleer was killed in action on 26 … Continue reading →

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Exhibition focuses on Gordon Highlanders in the First World War

Posted on February 5, 2014 by DH

An exhibition focusing on the Gordon Highlanders and their experience during the first months of the First World War has opened at the regiment’s museum in Aberdeen. Shattered Hopes: The Gordon Highlanders in 1914 follows the unit throughout the battles … Continue reading →

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British Library launches First World War website

Posted on February 4, 2014 by DH

The UK’s British Library has launched a website dedicated to the Centenary of the First World War. It combines 50 scholarly articles about the First World War with a wide range of archive material that covers a large number of … Continue reading →

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UK communities focus on Last Post project

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

The Last Post, a mass participation music project for 300 communities, will take place in the UK during each year of the Centenary of the First World War from 2014 to 2018. For a fortnight either side of Remembrance Sunday, … Continue reading →

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