An exhibition marking the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened at Brookwood Military Cemetery, CWGC’s largest site in the UK.
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CWGC given €3.9m to restore Flanders cemeteries
The Flanders Government is giving the Commonwealth War Graves Commission more than €3.9 million towards restoration projects at 24 cemeteries in the Ieper (Ypres) area.
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The unveiling of the Menin Gate – how blind veterans told the story
Two blind soldiers’ accounts of the unveiling of the Menin Gate 90 years ago today have been voiced for the charity, Blind Veterans UK, founded as St Dunstan’s during WW1.
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The Menin Gate at 90 – CWGC photo display in Ypres
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened a photo exhibition to mark the 90th anniversary of the Menin Gate.
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Eve-of-Centenary commemorations in Ypres for 1917 battle
Events have been taking place in Ypres tonight (Sunday July 30) on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.
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Discovering the Unknown – Asian Indian soldiers in the US Military during WWI
Stories of Asian Indians who served America in the Great War are being rediscovered and shared by researcher Tanveer Kalo – as he explains here in Centenary News.
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Discovering the Unknown – Asian Indian soldiers in the US Military during WWI
Stories of Asian Indians who served America in the Great War are being rediscovered and shared by researcher Tanveer Kalo – as he explains here in Centenary News.
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Somme ceremony honours Indian troops of the Great War
Tributes have been paid in France to 320 Indian First World War troops buried at La Chapelette British & Indian cemetery near Péronne.
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‘Hold High The Torch’ – CWGC global remembrance event, November 11
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission invites people to take part in a global remembrance event on Armistice Day, using digital technology to create ‘a wave of light from Sydney to London.’
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CWGC launches new charity ‘bridging generation gap’ in remembrance
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is embarking on a new venture, encouraging young people to take forward remembrance of the dead of both world wars.
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