European football has paid tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Christmas truce, with the inauguration of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.
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Passchendaele Centenary – 13 war memorials in England ‘listed’ or upgraded
A memorial to a rugby star and a monument in a village built for disabled veterans are among 13 English war memorials newly listed for conservation, or upgraded, to mark the Battle of Passchendaele Centenary.
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Remembering cricketer Colin Blythe – Killed in Flanders 100 years ago
CN contributor Andy Moreton pays tribute to the champion cricketer, Colin Blythe, on the centenary of his death in the Great War.
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Remembering cricketer Colin Blythe – Killed in Flanders 100 years ago
CN contributor Andy Moreton pays tribute to the champion cricketer, Colin Blythe, on the centenary of his death in the Great War.
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