The British Red Cross is giving online access to the records of thousands of people, some of them famous names, who served as volunteers during the First World War.
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Archaeologists survey Britain’s largest airfield during First World War
Archaeologists in the UK have completed the first comprehensive survery of RAF Narborough, a military aerodrome, the largest of its kind used during WW1.
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Blog talks of rethink about the role of the Indian soldiers in the First World War
Shashi Tharoor, an author and member of the Indian National Congress, has written a blog about the 1.3 million Indian troops who served in the First World War.
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Beyond lecture series: “Feeding the Enemy – The Hidden History of the CRB”
As part of the 'Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary' lecture series, author Gerry Docherty gave a presentation on the 'hidden history' of the Commission for the Relief of Belgium (CRB).
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Update: Centenary News has been sent video of Welsh football squad’s visit to memorial
The Football Association of Wales has just sent through a video of its visit on 17 November 2014 to the Artillery Wood cemetery and the Wales World War One Memorial in Langemark.
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100 years on: remembering the raids on England’s North Sea coast
Commemorations and events are planned over the next week in Scarborough and Hartlepool to mark the 100th anniversary of the bombardments by the Imperial German Navy on December 16th 1914.
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Christmas truce: European football chief unveils new memorial in Belgium today
UEFA President Michel Platini unveils European football’s memorial to the Christmas truce near Ploegsteert in Belgium today (December 11th 2014).
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European football is to commemorate the centenary of the Christmas truce with the unveiling of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.
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Centenary News reports from Belgium on football’s day of Christmas truce remembrance
European football has paid tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Christmas truce, with the inauguration of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.
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‘Trench Brothers’ teaches schoolchildren about ethnic minority soldiers in the First World War
‘Trench Brothers’ is a First World War project for UK primary schools focusing on the role of ethnic minority soldiers and introducing the war through specially designed cross-curricular activities and lessons.
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