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Old soldiers of St Pancras cemetery, London
The CWGC section of the St Pancras cemetery in north London includes the headstones of a number of soldiers who were well into their forties and fifties when they died either in the final months of the First World War … Continue reading
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Tagged Centenary of the First World War, First World War, London, memorials, news, Soldiers of the Great War, UK News
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Research tells tale of First World War Leicestershire soldiers
The stories of fifteen Leicestershire soldiers have been unveiled on the website of the church where they once worshipped. Historical researcher Nigel Atter spent many hours finding out about the experience and fate of the men whose names appear on … Continue reading
Scotland’s Blair Castle stages First World War Centenary exhibition
Blair castle, ancestral home of Scottish aristocrats the Dukes of Atholl, is staging an exhibition about the property’s role in the First World War. John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl and laird at the time of the outbreak of war in … Continue reading
UK Centenary project requests ‘lights out’ on 4 August
Every household in Britain will be asked to turn out the lights at 11pm on 4 August to mark the Centenary of the First World War. The event makes reference a comment by Sir Edward Grey, UK foreign secretary in … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 August 1914, August 4 2014, Centenary of the First World War, news, UK News, World War 1
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National Arboretum opens First World War Centenary trails
The UK’s National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire will launch its First World War Centenary trails on Saturday 29 March. The 2km Discovery Trail will give visitors to the Arboretum, which is part of The Royal British Legion family of charities, … Continue reading
Appeal for Lost Gardens of Heligan Centenary performance
Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan and Wildworks Theatre Company have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to sow a living stage made of poppies to mark the Centenary of the First World War. Heligan’s West Lawn has been ploughed … Continue reading
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Tagged 100: The Day Our World Changed, 1914, 1918, Centenary of the First World War, Cornwall, crowdfunding, First World War Centenary, Lost Gardens of Heligan, news, poppy, remembrance, seeds, Soldiers of the Great War, UK News, Wildworks Theatre Company
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 