Seven unknown British soldiers of the First World War have been reburied at ceremonies in Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium.
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Shell shock on the Somme – Centenary News speaks to Taylor Downing, author of ‘Breakdown’
Centenary News’ Books Editor, Eleanor Baggley, talks to Taylor Downing about Breakdown, his new book focusing on ‘the Crisis of Shell Shock on the Somme’, and how it challenged preconceived notions of mental illness.
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Book Review – Breakdown
Centenary News Review:’I was particularly grateful to Downing for putting shell shock firmly within the context of the First World War. Intertwined with his shell shock narrative is an exploration of the war, the rush for recruitment, the battle plans and the battles themselves. This ensures that we fully understand how and, to a certain extent, why, this mental trauma began in the first place and how it managed to affect so many soldiers.’
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Actor Hugh Dennis joins CWGC call to remember war dead commemorated in UK
Centenary News reports from the launch of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission initiative encouraging the British public to explore ‘forgotten’ memorials in the UK during the Somme Centenary.
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America’s volunteers – new exhibition at US National World War I Museum
The many roles of American volunteers in the Great War are highlighted in a new exhibition at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Centenary News focus on US First World War volunteers
Patrick Gregory discusses how America’s voluntary effort took shape in WW1, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Centenary News focus on US First World War volunteers
Patrick Gregory discusses how America's voluntary effort took shape in WW1, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Jutland Centenary website launches video exploring 1916 battle
Nick Jellicoe, grandson of the British commander-in-chief at Jutland, narrates a new video describing key episodes in the biggest naval battle of the First World War.
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Centenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
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Centenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
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