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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New Orkney memorial to honour Lord Kitchener and men lost on HMS Hampshire
The Orkney Heritage Society is leading a fundraising project to restore and add to a memorial on the Island of Birsay commemorating those lost on HMS Hampshire in June 1916.
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Commemoration event held to mark the Quintinshill rail disaster
The centenary of the Quintinshill rail disaster was commemorated today in Gretna in Scotland at an event attended by Princess Anne, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and descendents of some of those who died.
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Centenary News Lookahead: Battle of Jutland
Centenary News responds to readers’ questions about plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland with a preview of what we know so far about commemorations planned for May/June 2016.
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