There are two new smartphone apps designed to guide users in finding sites of remembrance and discovering stories of the First World War.
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Tag: First World War
Manchester Art Gallery exhibitions to commemorate First World War
Two new exhibitions have been launched at Manchester Art Gallery to mark the First World War Centenary: 'The Sensory War 1914-2014' and 'Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War'.
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Bridge of Weir Memorial Society launches new website
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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The First World War in 261 weeks
The First World War in 261 weeks is a weekly podcast introducing the real-life characters of the Great War and following the historical chronicle of their stories from 1914-1919.
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Flanders Revisited. Highlights from ‘Lichtfront 2014’
Centenary News writer, Jillian Davidson, gives a personal account of her journey through Belgium as part of 'Lichtfront 2014', an interactive event following the Front Line as it existed at the time of the ceasefire in the autumn of 1914.
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Flanders Revisited. Highlights from ‘Lichtfront 2014’
Centenary News writer, Jillian Davidson, gives a personal account of her journey through Belgium as part of ‘Lichtfront 2014’, an interactive event following the Front Line as it existed at the time of the ceasefire in the autumn of 1914.
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New exhibitions at Manchester Art Gallery: ‘The Sensory War’ and ‘Heaven in a Hell of War’
Two new exhibitions have been launched at Manchester Art Gallery to mark the First World War Centenary: ‘The Sensory War 1914-2014’ and ‘Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War’.
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Australian War Memorial opens refurbished First World War Galleries
The Australian War Memorial’s redeveloped First World War Galleries have opened to the public, featuring a permanent exhibition, Australia in the Great War.
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Blog talks of rethink about the role of the Indian soldiers in the First World War
Shashi Tharoor, an author and member of the Indian National Congress, has written a blog about the 1.3 million Indian troops who served in the First World War.
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‘Trench Brothers’ teaches schoolchildren about ethnic minority soldiers in the First World War
‘Trench Brothers’ is a First World War project for UK primary schools focusing on the role of ethnic minority soldiers and introducing the war through specially designed cross-curricular activities and lessons.
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