The Bridge of Weir Memorial Society has launched a new website to tell the stories of the 72 young men whose names are commemorated on war memorials in their village in west Scotland.
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Double honours for First World War soldier’s story at IWM film awards
A film re-imagining the letters sent home by a British First World War soldier as a series of tweets has won two awards at the Imperial War Museum’s 2014 Short Film Festival.
Continue readingDuke of Edinburgh opens ‘First World War in the Air’ at the RAF Museum, London
A new exhibition exploring the rapid growth of air power during the First World War was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh today (December 2nd 2014) at the Royal Air Force Museum in London.
Continue readingRecords of First World War Red Cross volunteers go online
The British Red Cross is giving online access to the records of thousands of people, some of them famous names, who served as volunteers during the First World War.
Continue readingRecords of First World War Red Cross volunteers go online
The British Red Cross is giving online access to the records of thousands of people, some of them famous names, who served as volunteers during the First World War.
Continue readingBeyond lecture series: “Feeding the Enemy – The Hidden History of the CRB”
As part of the 'Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary' lecture series, author Gerry Docherty gave a presentation on the 'hidden history' of the Commission for the Relief of Belgium (CRB).
Continue readingCentennial Countdown Blog Posting for December 2014
The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering December 1914.
Continue readingCanada: Launch of GWCA ‘Doing Our Bit’ website
The Great War Centenary Association – Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations in Ontario, Canada – has launched its new website, ‘Doing Our Bit’, to document the community’s involvement during the First World War.
Continue readingNew First World War website reveals art and writing of German brothers
Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Germany on the discoveries which have inspired her to launch a new website devoted to the war experiences of the Kiefer brothers from Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe.
Continue readingNew First World War website reveals art and writing of German brothers
Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Germany on the discoveries which have inspired her to launch a new website devoted to the war experiences of the Kiefer brothers from Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe.
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