Armistice Day has been observed with moments of silence and the laying of wreaths in countries around the world.
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100 Years Ago Today: British ministers order Gallipoli pull-out
The British Government ordered the withdrawal of Allied troops from Anzac Cove and Suvla on December 7th 1915, signalling the end of the Gallipoli campaign.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Gallipoli campaign ends
The last Allied positions were evacuated at Cape Helles on January 9th 1916, ending the controversial Gallipoli campaign.
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British & French leaders pay tribute on the Somme
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and President François Hollande of France remembered the fallen of the Somme during a visit to a Commonwealth cemetery on March 3rd 2016, ahead of this year’s centenary commemorations.
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Somme Centenary – CWGC update on visiting Thiepval, June-July 2016
Access to the Thiepval Memorial will be restricted over the immediate Somme Centenary period, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission announces.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of the St Eloi Craters
March 27th 2016 marked the centenary of the largely forgotten ‘Battle of the St Eloi Craters’, fought in a landscape pitted by mine explosions near Ypres. Matt Warner tells the story.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of the St Eloi Craters
March 27th 2016 marked the centenary of the largely forgotten ‘Battle of the St Eloi Craters’, fought in a landscape pitted by mine explosions near Ypres. Matt Warner tells the story.
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Canada’s Vimy Oaks returning to France for 2017 Centennial
A project is under way in Canada to ‘repatriate’ descendants of French oak trees for the centenary commemorations of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 2017.
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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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UK online tribute to overseas Victoria Cross winners
A digital archive telling the stories of 175 overseas recipients of Britain’s highest award for valour has gone online as part of the UK Government’s First World War Centenary programme.
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