Tag Archives: First World War Centenary

British war graves to be restored in northern Poland

Posted on April 2, 2014 by DH

The graves of 39 First World War British soldiers who died at the German army’s Heilsberg prisoner of war camp are to be restored. The graves, at Lidzbark Warminski in northern Poland, were marked with a Cross of Sacrifice and … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s Blair Castle stages First World War Centenary exhibition

Posted on March 31, 2014 by DH

Blair castle, ancestral home of Scottish aristocrats the Dukes of Atholl, is staging an exhibition about the property’s role in the First World War. John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl and laird at the time of the outbreak of war in … Continue reading →

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National Arboretum opens First World War Centenary trails

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DH

The UK’s National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire will launch its First World War Centenary trails on Saturday 29 March. The 2km Discovery Trail will give visitors to the Arboretum, which is part of The Royal British Legion family of charities, … Continue reading →

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President Obama speaks at Flanders Fields Memorial, Belgium

Posted on March 27, 2014 by DH

US President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Flanders Fields Memorial in Belgium. Obama, Belgian King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo all placed wreaths. The king said in a speech: ‘Our countries have learned the … Continue reading →

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Appeal for Lost Gardens of Heligan Centenary performance

Posted on March 25, 2014 by DH

Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan and Wildworks Theatre Company have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to sow a living stage made of poppies to mark the Centenary of the First World War. Heligan’s West Lawn has been ploughed … Continue reading →

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Ten missing First World War British soldiers identified

Posted on March 21, 2014 by DH

Ten missing British soldiers who were killed in the early months of the First World War have been positively identified after almost 100 years. The men were members of 2nd Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment and were killed on … Continue reading →

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War Artists at Sea at Queen’s House, Greenwich

Posted on March 9, 2014 by DH

The 17th-century Queen’s House at Greenwich is marking this year’s Centenary of World War I with a wide-ranging display of the works of naval war artists from the 20th century. War art’s uses In the UK, official war art was … Continue reading →

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Album of flowers collected on Western Front to be auctioned

Posted on February 22, 2014 by DH

A soldier’s album, filled with pressed flowers collected by during his time at the Front during the First World War, is to be auctioned in Dorchester, Dorset. The unique record was almost lost forever when it was thrown into a … Continue reading →

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WW1 Centenary exhibition at Jewish Museum in Vienna

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

On 3 April the Jewish Museum in Vienna will open an exhibition focused on the Centenary of the First World War entitled Doomsday – Jewish Life and Death in World War I. The show considers how the First World War … Continue reading →

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Women and Industry in the First World War at IWM North

Posted on February 3, 2014 by DH

Women and Industry in the First World War, at IWM North in Manchester, is a photographic display what considers the role of female workers during the First World War. The display, outside IWM North, comprises six images by the official … Continue reading →

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