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Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades’ memorial project

Posted on March 18, 2013 by DH

The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) Old Comrades’ Association is attempting to photograph all MGC graves and names on memorials. It is hoping to commemorate every MGC soldier who lost their life during World War I. The MGC Old Comrades’ Association … Continue reading →

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Leicestershire Regiment photos at WW1tigers.com

Posted on March 17, 2013 by DH

Website ww1tigers.com brings together a fascinating collection of images of soldiers from the Leicestershire Regiment. The site states that it is dedicated to the memory of the 7,028 soldiers of the regiment who died in World War I. Its aim … Continue reading →

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Turkish plan to find missing soldiers of Gallipoli

Posted on March 15, 2013 by DH

The geophysical engineering department at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University’s (COMU) faculty of engineering, the Turkish Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs and the Gallipoli Historical National Park Directorate are attempting to find the last resting places of soldiers killed at … Continue reading →

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The remains of British soldiers could be disturbed if a plan to build a wind farm on the site of the Loos battlefield goes ahead. The Daily Mirror reports that Energy firm InnoVent wants to build 10 turbines on the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 13, 2013 by DH | Leave a comment

Hislop and Palin join forces on Wipers Times film

Posted on March 11, 2013 by DH

Michael Palin is to star in a BBC Two film about a satirical magazine published during World War I, reports chortle.co.uk. The film, The Wipers Times, has been written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and is based on the … Continue reading →

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Preston announces Centenary plans

Posted on February 22, 2013 by DH

Officials at the Lancashire town of Preston are eager to mark the Centenary of the First World War with some major events, reports the Lancashire Evening Post. Among the proposals are a plan project films of the war in the … Continue reading →

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Adrian Van Klaveren to lead BBC coverage of WW1 Centenary

Posted on February 11, 2013 by DH

Adrian Van Klaveren, the former Radio 5 Live controller who lost his job following Jimmy Savile scandal, will head up the BBC’s World War I Centenary coverage next year. Van Klaveren will oversee all of the corporation’s related programming across … Continue reading →

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Thessaloniki hospital exhibition tells tale of Balkan front

Posted on January 22, 2013 by DH

An exhibition entitled Army of the Orient in the Balkans: Archaeological Testimonials of a Hospital in Thermi/Sedes, has opened at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Greece. Many of the items on show were recovered from the site of … Continue reading →

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