Tag Archives: France

Heroic World War I women remembered at Etaples

Posted on December 10, 2013 by DH

The CWGC has installed new visitor information panels (VIP) at Etaples Military Cemetery in France. The smartphone technology embedded within this panel reveals the contribution made by women during World War I and features the stories of 32-year-old Nursing Sister Dorothea … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1917, 1918, air raids, British bases World War I, Croix de Guerre, Etaples, France, Military Medal, Sister Dorothea Crewdson, Women in World War I, World War I Centenary, YMCA, YMCA volunteer Bertha 'Betty' Stevenson | Leave a comment

Lost Diggers of Vignacourt at Australian National War Memorial

Posted on December 6, 2013 by DH

Remember Me; the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt is one of the exhibitions currently on show at the Australian National War Memorial. Vignacourt was a small French village in a rear area of the Allied forces that served as a staging … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Australia, Centenary of World War I, events, exhibitions, France, news, Remember Me; the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt, Somme, Thuillier family | Leave a comment

Real life in the trenches of World War I

Posted on December 2, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Hugh Butterworth, 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade writes home on 10 June 1915. ‘Men look fearsome ruffians in the trenches. The water is bad for shaving, as if you cut yourself you may get a bit poisoned, so they mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, Belgium, Centenary of World War I, France, Hugh Butterworth, memoirs of World War I, Rifle Brigade in World War I, Soldiers of the Great War, Ypres | Leave a comment

French President acknowledges World War I African troops

Posted on December 1, 2013 by DH

French President François Hollande has said France will not forget the African soldiers who died for it during World War I. The President says the Centenary of World War I in 2014 will offer the chance to remember their sacrifice. … Continue reading →

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Scottish rugby players killed in World War I remembered in Edinburgh

Posted on November 28, 2013 by DH

Scottish international rugby players who were killed in World War I are to be honoured at an event in December at Edinburgh Central Library. Scotland lost 30 international rugby players (including five captains) during the war – more than any … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1914, 1917, Aisne, Alistair McEwen, Arras, Centenary of World War I, Edinburgh Central Library, EHD Sewell, events, Faubourg d’Amiens, France, German Spring Offensive of 1918, Lieutenant Ronald Simson, news, rugby, Scotland, Scotland’s War Project, The Rugby Roll of Honour, William Hutchison | Leave a comment

New Zealand WW1 commemoration plaque found in rubbish

Posted on November 17, 2013 by DH

Waste disposal contractors in New Zealand have recovered a World War I memorial plaque amid a pile of rubbish. The plaque commemorates private Ernest Wright, of 3rd Battalion, the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, who was killed in France on 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1916, Armentières, Burwood Resource Recovery Park, Christchurch in World War I, Ernest Wright, Fleurbaix, France, New Zealand, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, news, Plaque, Rue-David Military Cemetery, Soldiers of the Great War | 1 Comment

Lieutenant Gerald David Lomax, Welch Regiment

Posted on November 16, 2013 by DH

Second Lieutenant David Lomax is commemorated on a brass plaque at St Marylebone Church, London NW1. It mentions that he was attached to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, when he was mortally wounded at Fromelles in May 1915. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in Soldiers of the Great War | Tagged 1915, 229 Squadron, Captain David Alexander Napier Lomax, France, Fromelles, hospital barge, Lieutenant David Lomax, London, Manorbier, Marlborough College WW1, Peter Lomax, RAF, River Lys, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Soldiers of the Great War, St Marylebone Church, Stephen Cooper, The Final Whistle, Welch Regiment | Leave a comment

Northampton soldiers honoured by local newspaper

Posted on November 14, 2013 by DH

The Northampton Herald and Post has published a list of five famous World War I soldiers from the town. Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black officer in the British Army. From 1911-1914 he played 111 matches for Northampton Town … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Arras Memorial to the Missing, Belgium, Captain Anketell Read VC, Captain Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, Footballers in World War I, France, German Spring offensive, Lance-Corporal Allan Lewis, Lieutenant Walter Tull, Middlesex Regiment, Northampton, Northamptonshire Regiment, Ronssoy, Sergeant William Boulter VC | Leave a comment

Queen Victoria’s Rifles HQ, 56 Davies Street, London

Posted on November 13, 2013 by DH

The badge of the Queen Victoria’s Rifles provides a reminder of World War I in one of London’s most well-heeled districts. It adorns the wall of 56 Davies Street, where the unit (officially the 9th County of London Battalion) was … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Soldiers of the Great War | Tagged 1914, 1915, 9th County of London Battalion, Belgium, Bethnal Green, Davies Street, France, Hackney, Harrow School, Hill 60, lieutenant Geoffrey Wooley, London, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, VC, Victoria Cross, WWI Centenary, Ypres | 6 Comments

Francois Hollande announces France’s Centenary plans

Posted on November 8, 2013 by DH

French leader Francois Hollande has announced that France will invite representatives from all 72 countries involved in World War I to take part in its annual Bastille Day military parade in July 2014. Hollande added that Germany’s president, Joachim Gauck, … Continue reading →

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