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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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.
Continue reading£92,000 UK lottery grant announced for project remembering Edith Cavell
The story of the executed First World War Nurse, Edith Cavell, is to be told by the Cavell Nurses’ Trust with a grant totalling almost £92,000 from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund.
Continue readingThe first English League footballer killed in action in 1914: told by the Western Front Association
The Western Front Association tells the story of Larrett Roebuck, the first English League footballer killed in France 100 years ago.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Lille occupied
The French city of Lille fell to the German Army on October 13th 1914 after coming under attack in the fighting known as the ‘Race to the Sea.”
Continue readingThe first English League footballer killed in action in 1914: told by the Western Front Association
The Western Front Association tells the story of Larrett Roebuck, the first English League footballer killed in France 100 years ago.
Continue readingFirst World War Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers remembered at Leicester University
Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War will be remembered in a lecture series at Leicester University on October 18th 2014.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: New Zealand troops leave for War
The main body of New Zealand troops who enlisted to fight in the First World War sailed from Wellington on October 16th 1914.
Continue readingFirst World War Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers remembered at Leicester University
Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War will be remembered in a lecture series at Leicester University on October 18th 2014.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: First Battle of Ypres starts
The historic Belgian town of Ypres became the focus of a protracted battle between the Allied and German armies in the latter half of October 1914.
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