Gaia Technologies speaks to Centenary News about the development of its new serious gaming platform for the Centenary, WW1 Virtual Trench.
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Tag: Battlefields
Survey of First World War Dreghorn Trenches in Edinburgh “prompts preservation calls”
Archaeologists from the British Ministry of Defence and the City of Edinburgh Council have surveyed the First World War Dreghorn Trenches in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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British and Irish ministers attend services in France for 97th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
Services are being held to mark the 97th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, with British and Irish politicians amongst the representatives in France.
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Five unknown First World War soldiers to be buried in services in France this week
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced that the remains of five unknown First World War soldiers, and a rededication service for another, will take place in August 2013.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission releases photographs of First World War soldier burials
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has made available photographs from the burial services of five unknown First World War soldiers and the rededication service of another.
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Model of First World War battlefield built by German PoWs to be excavated
The Telegraph reports that a model of a First World War battlefield, which was built by German prisoners of war, is to be excavated and rebuilt.
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Plans to construct First World War museum – including a system of trenches – in Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge News reports that a trench-lined battlefield the size of two football pitches could be constructed in the Cambridgeshire countryside to mark the Centenary.
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Plugstreet 1914-1918 Experience to open in Belgium, November 2013
A new interpretation centre – scheduled to open in November 2013 – looks to guide visitors around the Ploegsteert area of Belgium, reports Centenary News’ Dan Hayes.
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Plugstreet 1914-1918 Experience to open in Belgium, November 2013
A new interpretation centre – scheduled to open in November 2013 – looks to guide visitors around the Ploegsteert area of Belgium, reports Centenary News' Dan Hayes.
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Liege’s Fort Loncin tells tale of 1914 Belgian resistance
Centenary News contributor Dan Hayes reports on how the garrison of Fort Loncin, near Liège, secured an enduring place in Belgian history.
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