The Highland Council in Scotland announces that plans to restore First World War memorials in the local authority in time for the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War will no longer go ahead.
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Russian President to inaugurate monument in France dedicated to First World War soldiers
France Bleu reports that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will visit northern Rheims in France in 2014 to inaugurate a memorial dedicated to the First World War Russian Expeditionary Force.
Continue readingLast residence of the Kaiser organises First World War conference
The last residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II – Huis Doorn in the Netherlands – organises a conference entitled 'World War I: The turning point in the history of Europe'.
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Great War in East Africa Association conference, November 2013
The second Great War in East Africa Association conference will take place at the National Archives, Kew, London on the 9th November 2013.
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Football and Peace project receives Heritage Lottery Fund support
The National Children’s Football Alliance has been awarded a £32,500 grant, which will help fund a research project in Kent exploring the relationship between sport and the First World War.
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Western Front Association Durham conference: Britain, Germany and the First World War
The Durham branch of the Western Front Association, in partnership with Beamish Museum and the Durham Light Infantry Museum, is organising a conference about the First World War.
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HM Gretna Munitions Factory Centenary project receives funding support and seeks help for research material nationally
The HM Gretna Munitions Factory, re-lived 100 years on project will focus on the role of the munitions factory and its workers during the First World War.
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British Centenary plans to honour Victoria Cross recipients changed to include foreign born winners
The Telegraph reports that plans to honour First World War Victoria Cross recipients during the Centenary have been revised to now include those born overseas and were awarded the VC.
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Author of 1913 book tells Centenary News that we have only heard “half the story” about the pre-war world
The author of 1913: The World Before the Great War, Charles Emmerson, speaks to Centenary News.
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Author of ‘1913: The World Before the Great War’ speaks to Centenary News
The author of 1913: The World Before the Great War, Charles Emmerson, talks to Centenary News about his book and his efforts to "provide an alternative perspective" of the world in 1913.
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