The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has made available photographs from the burial services of five unknown First World War soldiers and the rededication service of another.
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BBC series ’37 days’ to document the “behind-closed-doors story” of the outbreak of the First World War
A BBC documentary drama series, 37 Days, will be produced to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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UK plans to honour Victoria Cross recipients for the Centenary sees soldier excluded due to “loophole”
The BBC reports that British plans to honour VC recipients during the Centenary, announced in early August 2013, will see those born overseas, but who later lived in the UK, excluded.
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Thousands of British First World War soldiers’ wills to be made available online
Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service is releasing the Probate Office’s archive of 280,000 First World War soldiers’ wills ahead of the Centenary.
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Butte de Warlencourt First World War burial mound to be “renewed and preserved” for Centenary
The Western Front Association has announced that it will “extensively improve” the burial mound at the Butte de Warlencourt in France, which was the scene of British losses during the Battle of the Somme.
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Restoration work to take place at First World War cemetery near Berlin
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced that it is carrying out major renovations at a cemetery near Berlin where almost 1,200 First World War servicemen are buried.
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The Great War Underground conference, November 2013
The Western Front Association and the National Army Museum in Britain are organising a conference entitled ‘The Great War Underground’.
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Model of First World War battlefield built by German PoWs to be excavated
The Telegraph reports that a model of a First World War battlefield, which was built by German prisoners of war, is to be excavated and rebuilt.
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Exhibition explores female poets of the First World War
An exhibition in Fleetwood, England, will explore the lives and works of female poets of the First World War in Autumn 2013.
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British First World War PoW sees dying mother after deal with Kaiser
The Telegraph reports that a British PoW promised to return to captivity in Germany if he was given the opportunity to see his dying mother in England.
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