The world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery was the setting for commemorations on 31 July 2017 honouring those who fought and died at the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele 100 years ago.
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‘Passchendaele’ artist Wyndham Lewis showcased at IWM North
Centenary News visits IWM North's exhibition highlighting the work of Wyndham Lewis – artillery officer at the Third Battle of Ypres and challenging WW1 war artist.
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Centenary News visits IWM North's exhibition highlighting the work of Wyndham Lewis – artillery officer at the Third Battle of Ypres and challenging WW1 war artist.
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Centenary visit to France honours Edward Foster VC
Evelyn McDermott joined a delegation from Wandsworth honouring a south London soldier awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917, forging post-WW1 ties with Villers Plouich, near Cambrai.
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Centenary visit to France honours Edward Foster VC
Evelyn McDermott joined a delegation from Wandsworth honouring a south London soldier awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917, forging post-WW1 ties with Villers Plouich, near Cambrai.
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Surviving Battle of Cambrai tank moves to new home
‘Deborah’, the British tank unearthed in France 19 years ago, has arrived at a new museum opening in November 2017 for the Battle of Cambrai Centenary.
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The Road to Passchendaele
Publisher’s Description:’Using the winning formula of diaries and memoirs, and above all original photographs taken on illegally-held cameras by the soldiers themselves, Richard Van Emden tells the story of 1917, of life both on the line and behind it culminating in perhaps the most dreaded battle of them all, the Battle of Passchendaele.’
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New projects mark 1917 Centenary of China joining WW1
China’s entry into the Great War 100 years ago is being marked with the launch of new initiatives by the UK-based Ensuring We Remember campaign.
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‘For Those in Peril’ – CWGC call to remember those lost at sea
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is inviting individuals, groups and schools to research the stories of thousands of sailors commemorated on a distinctive trio of UK naval memorials.
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CWGC call to join remembrance project for those lost at sea
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is inviting individuals, community groups, schools and organisations to join in researching the stories of thousands of sailors commemorated on three UK naval memorials.
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