Mike Swain reports on a new digital archive which sees 150 years of British satirical magazine Punch made available online including its' influential period during the First World war.
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Punch magazine digital archive will help researchers study First World War
First World war cartoons and articles from the British satirical magazine Punch are being made available online as part of a new digital archive.
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‘Changing Faces of Heroism since the First World War’ – University of Leeds teams up with BBC for free online course
A new online course about how the First World War changed traditional views of heroism has been launched by the University of Leeds, in partnership with the BBC.
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RAF Museum puts First World War casualty records online
The Royal Air Force Museum has launched a new website allowing people to explore previously unseen Casualty Cards of members of the Royal Flying Corps who were killed or injured during the First World War.
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Royal British Legion urges remembrance of every Commonwealth man and woman lost in First World War
The Royal British Legion is marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War with an online call for tributes to all UK and Commonwealth dead.
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Photographer Jeff Gusky explores the Western Front’s underground cities
Centenary News volunteer writer Christopher J. Harvie is moved by haunting images of the Western Front underground captured by the American doctor and photographer, Jeff Gusky.
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Photographer Jeff Gusky explores the Western Front’s underground cities
Centenary News volunteer writer Christopher J. Harvie is moved by haunting images of the Western Front underground captured by the American doctor and photographer, Jeff Gusky.
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Searches of UK soldiers’ First World War wills hit more than a million
Wills left by British soldiers killed in the First World War have been viewed more than a million times since being put online by the UK Government in August 2013.
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New course explores impact of First World War on history of flight
An online course exploring the evolution of air power in the First World War is launched in October 2014 by Birmingham University, in association with the RAF Museum and the BBC.
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UK National Archives launch First World War film competition
The National Archives in the UK has chosen the First World War as this year’s theme for a short film competition, using its collections to inspire budding film makers.
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