Fire stations in the County Durham area of Northern England will be among those hosting tributes marking the 30,000th Last Post ceremony in Ypres on July 9th 2015.
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Phone app launched for 30,000th Last Post in Ypres
With two weeks to go, a smartphone app is available for the live streaming of the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post in Ypres on July 9th 2015.
Continue readingGerman U-boat propeller returns home after 100 years
A propeller from a submarine sunk off the English coast in March 1915 has been returned to the German Navy.
Continue readingSomme Centenary 2016 – UK announces ballot for Thiepval tickets
On the 99th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, a ballot has been announced for next year’s Centenary commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Continue readingCentenary News update on Somme 2016 ticket ballot
The UK Government says 8,000 free tickets will be balloted for next year’s commemorations at Thiepval marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary.
Continue readingTribute to first UK merchant sailor awarded the Victoria Cross in WW1
Centenary News reports from a ceremony in London honouring the first British merchant seafarer to win the Victoria Cross during the Great War.
Continue reading30,000th Last Post: More than 150 fire stations join July 9 tribute
More than 150 fire stations and other organisations worldwide have announced events on Thursday (July 9th) marking the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Continue reading30,000th Last Post: Ypres’ UK twin town joins tribute
The Kent town of Sittingbourne is taking part in the international commemoration marking the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post in Ypres.
Continue reading30,000th Last Post at the Menin Gate tonight
The buglers of Ypres will sound the 30,000th Last Post tonight, with the event streamed live worldwide.
Continue readingGlobal tributes mark 30,000th Last Post in Ypres
Worldwide tributes accompanied the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, in Ypres, on July 9th 2015.
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