A Royal Navy sailor of the Great War has been buried with full military honours in France, more than 100 years after he was killed in action at the Battle of Arras.
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UK ticket ballot launches for Centenary Armistice Day ‘People’s Procession’
Britain is inviting the public to enter a ticket ballot to march past the Cenotaph on November 11- and to take part in bell ringing – as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice.
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100 Years Ago: Revolutionaries kill Russian royal family
Nicholas II – last Tsar of Russia and the first of Europe’s imperial rulers toppled in WW1 – was killed, together with his family, by Bolshevik revolutionaries on 17 July 1918.
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Armistice Centenary – Paris to host Peace Forum
France is convening an international forum in Paris on November 11 to promote peace, 100 years after the guns fell silent in the First World War.
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100 days remembering Wilfred Owen in Shropshire
Wide-ranging commemorations for the life and work of the British First World War poet and soldier Wilfred Owen have been announced in the county of his birth.
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CWGC staff return to Iraq after 12 years
Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff have made their first working visit to Iraq since 2006 to inspect CWGC memorials and cemeteries around Basra.
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The Aisne-Marne counter-attack: America’s part in rolling back German forces
The significance of the US Army’s actions at the Battle of Soissons in July 1918, discussed by Patrick Gregory.
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The Aisne-Marne counter-attack: America’s part in rolling back German forces
The significance of the US Army's actions at the Battle of Soissons in July 1918, discussed by Patrick Gregory.
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Turn of the tide on the Marne – July 1918
Battles in northeastern France 100 years ago signalled a crucial shift in the First World War, as the Allies gained the advantage over the Germans.
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‘Making a New World’ – IWM opens final WW1 Centenary programme
A season of events exploring ‘how the First World War has shaped today’s society’ is starting at Imperial War Museums with Lest We Forget? – an exhibition at IWM North, Manchester.
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