Previously unpublished portraits of Australian and British soldiers have been released online in a centenary tribute to the Allied forces who fought in France during the First World War.
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IWM focus on historic Somme film for 2016 Centenary
The pioneering documentary,The Battle of the Somme, is at the centre of Imperial War Museums’ events marking the centenary of the 1916 offensive.
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‘Her Side of the War’ – Women at the front remembered in Flanders
The stories of women who contributed to the Allied war effort are highlighted in Flanders with a special programme of events entitled ‘Her Side of the 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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Centennial expansion for US WWI Museum
The US National World War I Museum in Kansas City talks to CN’s Patrick Gregory about plans for major expansion of its gallery space.
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Canadian War Museum focus on WW1 legacy in Newfoundland & Labrador
Photo exhibitions launched at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, ahead of the Battle of the Somme Centenary, highlight the impact of the First World War on Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Painting the Somme – Centenary exhibition in London
Artist Hughie O’Donoghue talks to Patrick Gregory about ‘Seven Halts on the Somme’ – a special display of his paintings at Leighton House Museum, London.
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Painting the Somme – Centenary exhibition in London
Artist Hughie O'Donoghue talks to Patrick Gregory about 'Seven Halts on the Somme' – a special display of his paintings at Leighton House Museum, London.
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‘We are here’ – Centenary live tribute to soldiers of the Somme
Volunteers dressed as First World War soldiers made unannounced appearances across the UK on July 1st, for a centenary project bringing home the scale of Britain’s losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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Round-up of other Somme centenary memorial events
As well as the commemorative events at Thiepval and Manchester, there were many other events in the UK and France that marked the centenary.
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