5th March 1917: The Imperial War Museum was founded when the British War Cabinet approved a proposal for a national museum to record events taking place while the First World War was still being fought.
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Matching Centenary tributes to fallen Durham soldier
The family of a British soldier killed on the Somme battlefields in March 1917 have marked the centenary of his death with simultaneous wreath layings in the UK and France.
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Three more WW1 Victoria Crosses displayed at the Australian War Memorial
Victoria Cross medals awarded to three Australian soldiers in 1917-18 have been added to the Centenary display in the Australian War Memorial’s Hall of Valour.
Continue reading‘National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music’ – Book launch & lecture
A new book exploring how the First World War has influenced songwriters from the 1950s to the present day will be launched with a lecture by author Peter Grant in London on 7 March 2017.
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‘National Myth & the First World War in Modern Popular Music’
Cultural historian Dr Peter Grant talks about his new book charting the influence of the Great War on songwriters from the 1950s to the present day.
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100 Years Ago: Baghdad falls to British/Indian forces
Major Paul Knight considers how a renewed Allied campaign in Mesopotamia resulted in Baghdad’s capture on 11 March 1917.
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100 Years Ago: Baghdad falls to British/Indian forces
Major Paul Knight considers how a renewed Allied campaign in Mesopotamia resulted in Baghdad's capture on 11 March 1917.
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Centenary Anniversary: Baghdad falls to British/Indian forces
11th March 1917: British and Indian troops entered Baghdad as part of the renewed Mesopotamia campaign led by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude.
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Royal opening for ‘Women and the Royal Navy’ centenary exhibition
Princess Anne has opened a centenary exhibition at the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth, dedicated to the role of women in the British navy.
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Centenary tributes to Captain Archibald Bisset Smith VC
Ceremonies have been held in Scotland and New Zealand to honour Archibald Bisset Smith, a First World War merchant ship’s captain awarded the Victoria Cross, and the crewmen lost with him on the SS Otaki.
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