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Tag Archives: Soldiers of the Great War
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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British National Archives digitises World War I diaries
Britain’s National Archives has begun to digitise the more than 1.5 million pages of World War I diaries in its collection. Most of this comprises official diaries, recording the day-to-day activities of British army units during the war. They include … Continue reading
Real World War I casualty figures may be much higher, says historians
More soldiers may have died in World War I than official records show and the numbers of veterans suffering shell shock was also hugely underestimated, suggest two leading historians. Antoine Prost, professor of history at the University of Paris, says … Continue reading
A draft of reinforcements arrives at Ypres
Norman Gladden recalls how a new draft of men arrived at the 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers near Ypres in 1917. The battalion had suffered considerable casualties at the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917. The nature of the new … Continue reading
Life behind the lines in World War I
Norman Gladden, of the 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, recalls the ordinary soldiers’ experience in an area behind the British lines near Ypres in 1917. ‘One day we marched to the Brigade Baths which had been set up in a small … Continue reading
Archive lists Irish casualties of World War I
An archive that lists the 49,000 soldiers from the island of Ireland who died during World War I or as a result of wounds sustained during battle has been made available to the public. The archive, entitled Ireland’s Memorial Records, … Continue reading
Real life in the trenches of World War I
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
Letter home tells of dangers of Ypres in 1915
A letter home from lieutenant Hugh Butterworth of the 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. In it, he displays a characteristic joviality and dry wit despite the dangers of his situation. Trenches Sunday, June 20th, 1915. 3.15am What a night! We left … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, Belgium, centenary, Hugh Butterworth, memoirs, Rifle Brigade, Soldiers of the Great War, World War I language, World War I letters, Ypres
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Medal of Staffordshire Regiment soldier found in Midlands garden
A British gardening enthusiast has discovered two long-lost World War I medals in his potato patch. Roger Aston, of Smethwick in the West Midlands, found one German and one British medal. The latter was awarded to 33-year-old Private Francis Hubball, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Belgium, centenary, Flanders, Hubble, lost, Medals, news, Private Francis Hubball, Smethwick, Soldiers of the Great War, Staffordshire Regiment, William Henry Chance
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New Zealand WW1 commemoration plaque found in rubbish
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
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 