Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
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Tag: United Kingdom
The UK’s minister in charge of First World War Centenary resigns
The Cabinet minister in charge of the UK government’s First World War Centenary programme, Maria Miller, has resigned after a row about her expenses.
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£5 million grant helps birthplace of First World War Wellington boot
A former factory which made more than a million pairs of Wellington boots for soldiers in the First World War is a step closer to being saved after receiving a lottery grant.
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From Street To Trench: IWM North explores impact of the First World War on North West England.
An exhibition exploring the lives of people from the North West of England during the First World War has opened at IWM North in Manchester
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Top secret spy files from First World War go online
More than 150 top secret files from British intelligence agency MI5 of individuals and organisations involved in spying or being watched have been released online.
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Duke of Kent honours Commonwealth First World War dead in Bulgaria
The Duke of Kent has paid tribute to First World War servicemen who’re buried in Commonwealth cemeteries in Bulgaria.
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Cross-Channel art project explores the First World War
Four institutions from England and France are producing a series of interconnected exhibitions exploring how contemporary artists view the First World War and war in general.
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European football invites international leaders to Belgium for Centenary of the Christmas truce
European football’s governing body, UEFA, has announced plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce on the Western Front.
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‘The Great War and the Moving Image’ conference in Kent starts
A conference exploring the First World War and how it is represented through forms of moving images, including cinema, television and computer games, is under way.
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Memorial book in church reveals tragic First World War sacrifices of families living in Belfast Shankill Road community
A memorial book which lists the First World War killed and wounded from streets round the Shankill Road area of Belfast reveals the terrible impact on families in a small community.
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