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Royal Navy sailor recognised with CWGC headstone after 106 years

Posted on April 5, 2025 by DH

Royal Navy veteran of the Battle of Jutland recognised with CWGC headstone after 106 years. Continue reading →

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Oxford College to add names of soldiers who served with non-Allied forces to war memorial

Posted on April 3, 2025 by DH

An Oxford College is looking to include on its war memorial the names of former students who fell while serving with non-Allied forces during the First World War. The proposal, which would see five extra names added, would follow a … Continue reading →

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Three missing First World War soldiers identified in Belgium

Posted on March 28, 2024 by DH

The graves of three missing First World War British soldiers have now been marked with their names, following investigations by researchers. Privates Albert (Wilfred) Culling and Charles Green of “C” Company, 1/24th London Regiment were killed alongside Private Albert Hale … Continue reading →

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Grave of 55-year-old First World War army doctor located in France

Posted on September 7, 2023 by DH

By Dan Hayes The grave of a Royal Army Medical Corps doctor who was killed in 1918 has been identified in the Champagne region of northern France. A rededication service for 55-year-old Captain Frederick Brooke took place at the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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Photos tell tragic tale of submarine battle

Posted on February 9, 2017 by DH

On 1 February 1917, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare; with its U-boats torpedoing ships without warning, allowing passengers and crew little or no chance of escape. Nicknamed Der Magische Guertel, or the Magic Girdle, the operation aimed to starve Britain … Continue reading →

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Belgian memorial for Hertfordshire Regiment

Posted on January 16, 2017 by DH

The Hertfordshire Regiment will soon gain its first memorial outside the UK. The new monument will be constructed at the site of the 1st Battalion’s attack near St Julien on 31 July 1917 – the first day of the Battle … Continue reading →

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Huge scrap-metal soldier statue on show in Dorset

Posted on January 5, 2017 by DH

A huge statue of a First World War soldier has been created from scrap metal to commemorate the men who lost their lives in the conflict. The Daily Mail reports that the figure, known as The Haunting, stands more than six … Continue reading →

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Battle of Passchendaele commemorations 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by DH

The UK government has revealed its plans to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele (the Third Battle of Ypres). Passchendaele is perhaps associated with the most iconic and ghastly images of the First World War, with its drifting … Continue reading →

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Lost AA Milne WW1 poem rediscovered

Posted on November 1, 2016 by DH

A previously unknown poem by Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne has been rediscovered in archives at the Tank Museum in Dorset. This poem, which was used to raise awareness of Tank Corps soldiers who were prisoners of war, was … Continue reading →

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British soldiers recovered from Somme battlefield

Posted on October 18, 2016 by DH

Two British soldiers will be reburied at 11AM on 19 October at the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension in France. The pair were part of a group of eight men from the 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment who were killed following the explosion … Continue reading →

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