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Family recovers medals of Australian Aboriginal soldier
The family of an Australian Aboriginal soldier who was killed during the First World War have been reunited with his war medals. Private Arthur Walker’s great-grandson, John Lochowiak, was given the medals by a relative after she saw him at … Continue reading
Missing British soldiers to be reburied at Loos
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
Exhibition focuses on Gordon Highlanders in the First World War
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
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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Tagged British Library, Centenary of the First World War, European news, Europeana 1914-1918, events, learning, news, teaching World War I, UK News, WW1
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WW1 Centenary exhibition at Jewish Museum in Vienna
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
Women and Industry in the First World War at IWM North
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
UK communities focus on Last Post project
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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RAF Museum announces World War I Centenary events
Throughout 2014 the Royal Air Force Museum will be hosting various events that will commemorate the outbreak of World War I. Three events have already been announced A story workshop for children, entitled Where the Poppies Now Grow, will be … Continue reading
Scottish football club unveils World War I Centenary kit
Scottish football club Raith Rovers has unveiled a new away strip that commemorates the sacrifice made by its players during World War I. The Kirkcaldy club wanted to mark the Centenary of World War I and to pay tribute to … Continue reading
British MOD attempts to identify soldier found on battlefield
The living relatives of a World War I soldier whose remains were discovered in northern France are being sought by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The body was found in a garden near Beaurains in June 2012. It is thought … Continue reading
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