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National Museum Cardiff announces World War I exhibition
A collection of World War I-era prints will be exhibited at the National Museum Cardiff as part of commemorations of the Centenary. The artworks were commissioned by the Ministry of Information (MOI) in 1917 to help prevent support for the … Continue reading
Major dates announced for UK commemoration of World War I
The UK’s First World War Centenary Partnership, led by Imperial War Museums (IWM), will mark the Centenary of World War I by leading four-year cultural programme that includes over 500 new exhibitions and 1,500 events. James Berresford, VisitEngland’s chief executive … Continue reading
CWGC restores Ypres’ Menin Gate for Centenary
Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff are working to prepare the Menin Gate in Ypres for the Centenary of World War I in 2014. Since early spring, horticultural staff have carried out turf renovation in and around the site. In addition, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 2014, Belgium, centenary, CWGC, Menin Gate, missing, news, remembrance, restoration, Ypres
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France considers pardons for World War I deserters
A report requested by France’s Ministry of Veteran Affairs recommends that French soldiers who were executed by their own side during World War I should have their records reassessed. France 24 reports that a document delivered to France’s Ministry of … Continue reading
Jeremy Paxman slams David Cameron’s Centenary comments
Broadcaster Jeremy Paxman has criticised UK prime minister David Cameron for comments he made about how Britain will mark the centenary of the World War I. Cameron promised a ‘truly national commemoration’ to mark the Centenary of the outbreak of … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, David Cameron, Elizabeth II, George V, IWM, Jeremy Paxman, news, prime minister, unknown soldier
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Scottish World War I poster collection to appear online
A collection of World War I propaganda posters is to be made available online as a digital archive. Around 300 posters that were collected by the secretary of the McLean Museum in Greenock, Scotland, during the conflict are being digitised … Continue reading
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Tagged centenary, Greenock, Inverclyde, museums, news, posters, propaganda, Scotland
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RBL poppy planting campaign saved after HLF snub
A Royal British Legion project to plant poppies across the UK has been saved, despite its being turned down for Heritage Lottery Funding. The project had applied for £92,000, but this was rejected by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) because … Continue reading
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Tagged B&Q, centenary, Daily Telegraph, David Davies MP, Heritage Lottery Fund, news, Peace Pledge Union, poppies, Royal British Legion
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VC winners commemorated in home towns
Each World War I Victoria Cross recipient in Britain will have a stone laid in his or her home town as part of the World War 1 Centenary commemorations in 2014. In Nantwich, Cheshire, for example, second lieutenant Stanley Henry … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Cheshire, Gaza, Medals, Nantwich, news, Palestine, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Soldiers of the Great War, Stanley Boughey VC, Turks, VC
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George Grosz exhibition in London
London gallery Richard Nagy is running a major exhibition dedicated to the work of George Grosz (1893-1959). Some 50 works by the German satirical artist and World War I veteran have been assembled from leading private and public collections around … Continue reading →