Centenary News contributor Andrew Arnold offers advice on how to find out more about the names on your local war memorial.
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Advice on how to carry out research on your local First World War memorial
Centenary News contributor Andrew Arnold offers advice on how to find out more about the names on your local war memorial.
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British Red Cross Museum and Archives First World War digitisation project
The British Red Cross Museum and Archives plans to provide free online access to its collection of 244,000 personnel index cards for members of the First World War Voluntary Aid Detachment.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Westminster Music Library ‘Behind the Lines’ Centenary project
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, working with Westminster Music Library, will be delivering a year long project “inspired by the centenary of the First World War”.
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Irish President states that Centenary in Britain and Ireland is an opportunity to “transcend historical divisions and understand more about our neighbours”
The Irish Times reports the Irish President has highlighted the importance of the First World War Centenary for the UK and Ireland.
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Director-General of IWM, Diane Lees, tells Centenary News that you can’t understand the world today unless you understand the “causes, course and consequences of the First World War”
In a video interview with Centenary News, the Director-General of the IWM explains the museum’s approach to the Centenary.
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Director-General of the Imperial War Museum speaks to Centenary News
In a video interview with Centenary News, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum, Diane Lees, explains the museum's approach to marking the Centenary of the First World War.
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Restoration work on London’s Cenotaph completed in preparation for Centenary
After three months of work, English Heritage has completed the restoration of London’s Cenotaph, ahead of Remembrance Day 2013.
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Research carried out into Worstead and Westwick war memorials in Norfolk, England
Steve Smith discusses the research he has carried outinto two war memorials in eastern England and the book which isbased on his findings.
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Research carried out into Worstead and Westwick war memorials in Norfolk, England
Steve Smith discusses the research he has carried out into two war memorials in eastern England and the book which is based on his findings.
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