The Commonwealth War Graves Commission invites people to take part in a global remembrance event on Armistice Day, using digital technology to create ‘a wave of light from Sydney to London.’
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Remembering cricketer Colin Blythe – Killed in Flanders 100 years ago
CN contributor Andy Moreton pays tribute to the champion cricketer, Colin Blythe, on the centenary of his death in the Great War.
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Remembering cricketer Colin Blythe – Killed in Flanders 100 years ago
CN contributor Andy Moreton pays tribute to the champion cricketer, Colin Blythe, on the centenary of his death in the Great War.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of Passchendaele ends
Canadian troops completed the capture of Passchendaele on 10 November 1917, ending the Allied offensive in Flanders known also as the Third Battle of Ypres.
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Zeebrugge Raid Centenary 2018 – Call for Papers
The National Museum of the Royal Navy is inviting papers for an April 2018 conference marking the centenary of Britain’s attempt to seal off German U-boat bases on the Belgian coast.
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Focus on Armistice Centenary – Mons 2018
Two days of commemorations are planned in Mons on November 10 & 11 to mark the centenary of the Belgian city’s liberation at the very end of the First World War.
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100 Years Ago: ‘In Flanders Fields’ poet John McCrae dies
The Canadian doctor, soldier and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields died in France on 28 January 1918. Author Chris Dickon reflects on John McCrae’s life and legacy.
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100 Years Ago: ‘In Flanders Fields’ poet John McCrae dies
The Canadian doctor, soldier and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields died in France on 28 January 1918. Author Chris Dickon reflects on John McCrae's life and legacy.
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Update on Zeebrugge Raid conference at Royal Navy Museum
The National Museum of the Royal Navy announces more details of its April conference marking the centenary of Britain’s attempt to block German U-boat bases in Flanders.
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Zeebrugge Centenary – ‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition coming up in Bruges
The crucial struggle waged between the British navy and the Flanders-based German submarine fleet during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition, opening in Bruges on April 21.
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