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Tag Archives: First World War
War Horse to return to London stage
War Horse, the widely acclaimed stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s First World War novel, is scheduled to return to the National Theatre later this year. Productions are due to coincide with the centenary of Armistice Day (in November) and are … Continue reading
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Tagged First World War, National Theatre War Horse, news, War Horse, WW1
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Photos tell tragic tale of submarine battle
On 1 February 1917, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare; with its U-boats torpedoing ships without warning, allowing passengers and crew little or no chance of escape. Nicknamed Der Magische Guertel, or the Magic Girdle, the operation aimed to starve Britain … Continue reading
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Tagged Centenary of the First World War, Cornwall, First World War, Jack Casement, London, navy, news, Royal Navy, submarine, UK News, unrestricted submarine warfare, usa
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Royal Navy Museum marks centenary of WRNS
The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, is marking the centenary of the formation of the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) with an exhibition entitled Pioneers to Professionals. Women and the Royal Navy. On show within the Portsmouth Historic … Continue reading
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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England footballers join Living Memory project
Interim England football manager Gareth Southgate and three senior members of his squad – Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart and Daniel Sturridge – have visited Stapenhill Cemetery in Burton-upon-Trent in support of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Living Memory Project. … Continue reading
Exhibition focuses on WW1 in Italy
London’s Estorick Collection will reopen in January 2017, after a five-month refurbishment, with an exhibition entitled War in the Sunshine, revealing the little-known role of British forces in Italy during the First World War. Among the items on show are paintings … Continue reading
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
Vandals deface London war graves
War graves in a London cemetery have been defaced by vandals using spray paint. The graves – of Australian soldiers who died during the First World War – are in Harefield churchyard in the Hillingdon area. They are some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Auxiliary Hospital, First World War, Harefield Churchyard, Hillingdon, news, UK News, Uxbridge, War grave vandalism, war graves, WW1
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Charity takes on Reading University to save First World War building
The Victorian Society has launched a campaign to try to stop Reading University from knocking down St Patrick’s Hall – a building that was used by air cadets during the First World War. Among those who lived there was William … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914-1918, Biggles, Centenary of World War I, First World War, news, RFC, St Patrick's Hall, The Victorian Society, The White Fokker, WE Johns
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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
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