May 1916: Britain and France concluded a secret deal for dividing the Middle East between them after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
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Jutland Centenary – exhibition at UK National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
A bugle presented to a boy sailor wounded at Jutland will be among objects displayed at the UK National Maritime Museum's centenary exhibition, opening May 20th 2016.
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Jutland Centenary – IWM call to share remembrance online
Ahead of the Battle of Jutland Centenary, the public are being to urged discover and share stories of the men who fought on Imperial War Museums’ digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.
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Blacksmiths to create WW1 Poppy Cenotaph in Flanders
Blacksmiths and farriers from around the world are working on a project to create a steel cenotaph and poppies in Flanders, remembering people of all sides affected by the First World War.
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Jutland families unite in Trafalgar Square tribute to the Fallen
Descendants of the Battle of Jutland commanders paid tribute to all those who died in the biggest naval clash of the First World War at a ceremony in London’s Trafalgar Square on May 23rd 2016.
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Somme Centenary – 1,000 public tickets for Scotland’s vigil
Ticket applications are invited to attend the Somme Centenary Vigil at the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle, on June 30th 2016.
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Lt General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude – the ‘unknown victor’ in the Middle East
The General who rebuilt British and Indian forces for the Mesopotamia Campaign after the fall of Kut in April 1916 is discussed by Paul Knight.
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Lt General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude – the ‘unknown victor’ in the Middle East
The General who rebuilt British and Indian forces for the Mesopotamia Campaign after the fall of Kut in April 1916 is discussed by Paul Knight.
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‘WWI’s Greatest Sea Battle’ – Jutland Centenary exhibition at UK National Maritime Museum
As commemorations get underway to mark the Jutland Centenary, a new exhibition examining the battle has just opened at the National Maritime Museum in London.
Continue readingScotland marks Jutland Centenary – May 28
The Firth of Forth will be at the centre of Scotland's national commemorations on May 28th 2016 marking the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
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