Australia has opened a new multi-media visitor centre in France, commemorating Australian forces on the Western Front at the scene of some of their most successful WW1 actions.
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Stars & Stripes return to Islay, 100 years on
An American flag made by Scottish islanders to honour US soldiers of the Great War who perished in a U-boat attack has travelled back to Islay for international commemorations taking place on Friday (May 4).
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Navies pay combined tribute to ‘Tuscania’ and ‘Otranto’ off Islay
Scotland’s commemorations for the American and British dead of the WW1 troopships SS Tuscania and HMS Otranto got under way with tributes at sea by the British, US, French and German navies.
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Flanders exhibitions, ‘1918 – The Final Offensive’
Three exhibitions now under way in Zonnebeke, Heuvelland and Waregem highlight different aspects of the last year of the First World War in Flanders.
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Update on Shrouds of the Somme & ‘The Trench’
A trench of shrouded figures, each representing a First World War soldier who has no known grave, is the latest tribute from Shrouds of the Somme creator Rob Heard, ahead of a display marking the Armistice Centenary in November 2018.
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Downing Street reception for RAF Centenary
A replica of an RAF aerobatic team jet was stationed outside 10 Downing Street for a reception hosted by UK Prime Minister Theresa May to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.
Continue readingFeatherstone ‘War Horse’ honours WW1 sacrifice
A majestic sculpture of a horse has been unveiled to commemorate 353 soldiers from the Yorkshire town of Featherstone who fell fighting for Britain in the First World War.
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Memorial dedicated to millions of horses lost in the Great War
The horses, mules and donkeys from all sides who never returned from the First World War have been honoured with their own memorial in Britain.
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Global heritage honour for CWGC Casualty Archive
Archive documents recording the commemoration of the 1.7 million Commonwealth dead of the First and Second World Wars are to be added to a UNESCO world heritage register.
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100 Years Ago: Last Austro-Hungarian push in Italy
What turned out to be Austria-Hungary’s last major offensive of the First World War began in Italy on 15 June 1918.
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