James Smith revisits the story of how premature reports of an end to the Great War flashed around the world on 7 November 1918.
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100 years ago – breaking news of the ‘False Armistice’
James Smith revisits the story of how premature reports of an end to the Great War flashed around the world on 7 November 1918.
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St Symphorien tributes to the fallen of 1914 and 1918
The first and the last British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in action in the Great War have been remembered in Armistice Centenary ceremonies at the cemetery in Belgium where they lie together.
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Belgium & Canada honour last Commonwealth soldier killed in WW1
Centenary News watches the official opening of the George Price Memorial, near Mons, commemorating the death of the last Commonwealth soldier to die in action in World War 1 before the Armistice took effect.
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The Armistice – the Guns of the Great War fell silent 100 years ago today
The Armistice ending the First World War was agreed in Marshal Foch’s train at Compiègne early on the morning of 11 November 1918, coming into effect at 11 o’clock.
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A day of solemn ceremony – as global events close the WW1 Centenary with pledges ‘Not to Forget’
After more than four years of commemorations, the First World War Centenary came to an end on November 11 with international tributes and pleas to work for peace on the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice.
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