Over the summer of 2013, two motorcyclists will be riding through each of the United Kingdom’s ‘thankful villages’, where there is no First World War memorial, as all of those who served in the conflict, returned home.
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Charity tells Centenary News of English port’s vital role in First World War
The Step Short Project has ambitious plans to mark the English town of Folkestone’s place in First World War history.
Continue readingDuke of Kent unveils new hi-tech memorial panels in Portsmouth, England
The BBC has highlighted that the Duke of Kent has unveiled a new series of high tech information panels at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England.
Continue readingNames of First World War fallen added to memorial in Manchester, England
The Manchester Evening News has reported that three names of First World War soldiers have recently been added to the Heywood war memorial, Manchester, England.
Continue readingThe University of Hertfordshire’s Heritage Hub has launched a ‘Staging World War I’ project
The University of Hertfordshire’s Heritage Hub has launched a ‘Staging World War I’ project, which “investigates entertainment during the First World War, particularly theatre”.
Continue readingUlster Unionist Party peer calls for HMS Caroline to play central role in First World War commemorations
Lord Empey, of Northern Ireland’s Ulster Unionist Party, has called for the last surviving warship of the First World War to play a central role in Northern Ireland’s commemorations of the conflict.
Continue readingNew memorial site sought for “forgotten” First World War soldiers
The BBC interviews co-founder of the ‘In From The Cold Project’, as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission searches for new memorial site for “forgotten” First World War soldiers.
Continue readingBritain’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission signs Centenary agreements with French and German counterparts
The British Commonwealth War Graves Commission has signed agreements with its French and German counterparts to work in co-operation with them to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
Continue readingThe British Library digitises photographs of Canadian soldiers from the First World War
The British Library has digitised a series of photographs from the First World War of Canadian soldiers.
Continue readingThe British Library digitises photographs of Canadian soldiers from the First World War
The British Library has digitised a series of photographs from the First World War of Canadian soldiers.
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