The Daily Mail has reported that a town in Hampshire, England, will plant thousands of poppy seeds in time for the Centenary of the First World War.
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‘Christmas Truce’ football game to be recreated for Centenary
The Guardian has reported that the recreation of the ‘Christmas Truce’ football game played on Christmas Day 1914 is among Centenary plans being proposed in Britain.
Continue readingHand-written stanza from the First World War Poem ‘For the Fallen’ by Binyon to be auctioned
Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers is to auction an original hand-written stanza from Binyon’s First World War poem ‘For the Fallen’.
Continue readingCampaign for a memorial in honour of Welsh First World War soldiers in Flanders
The BBC has reported that campaigners are aiming to raise funds to erect a memorial in Flanders, Belgium, in honour of Welsh soldiers who fought during the First World War.
Continue readingFirst World War collection under threat in Northern Ireland
News Letter reports that original First World War equipment and artefacts are under threat of being sent overseas due to funding issues.
Continue readingBelgian community remembers Welsh soldiers of the First World War
The BBC has reported on the small Belgian community of Hagebos, which gather once a month to remember Welsh soldiers who fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.
Continue readingName added to Scottish National Memorial after 95 years
Deadline reports that a Scottish soldier from the First World War has had his name added to the National Memorial, 95 years after receiving a fatal gunshot wound.
Continue readingFirst World War Nurse’s suitcase discovered at Abertay University, Scotland
Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, has announced that a nurse’s suitcase, dating from the First World War, has been discovered at the back of a cupboard in the university Psychology department.
Continue readingInformation about Scottish rugby player & First World War casualty to be made available at memorial with new technology
The Scotsman reports that new hi-tech information panels will be installed at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Continue readingBritain’s Sandhurst Military Academy renames First World War hall
The Daily Mail has reported that Britain’s Sandhurst Military Academy has renamed its sports hall – ‘The Mons Hall’ – after a donation from the King of Bahrain.
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