As the centenary gets under way, The Heritage Lottery Fund has revealed that it has supported more than 500 projects across the UK exploring stories from the First World War.
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More than 500 UK First World War projects funded by Heritage Lottery Fund
As the centenary gets under way, The Heritage Lottery Fund has revealed that it has supported more than 500 projects across the UK exploring stories from the First World War.
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Touring exhibition pays tribute to the First World War role of Britain’s railways
The story of the vital role played by Britain’s railways in moving troops to the Front at the start of the First World is being told in an exhibition which will tour major UK stations.
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Western Front Association day of Centenary commemorations in France for the BEF
The Western Front Association is holding a series of events in France today to mark the first arrivals of British troops 100 years ago.
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Campaign launches today in UK to remember role of Chinese Labour Corps in First World War
A campaign is being launched today by eight major Chinese organisations in the UK for a memorial to be built to remember the 96,000 Chinese workers who came to Britain’s assistance during the First World War.
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RUSI publishes Roll of Honour in memory of its members who fell during the Great War
The British think-tank RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, is publishing a Roll of Honour in memory of its members who died during the First World War.
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Unknown Warriors: British nurse’s ‘unflinching’ view of the front line
Author Tim Luard reports on a newly republished book of wartime letters home written by his great-aunt, who served as a nurse on the Western Front.
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Unknown Warriors: British nurse’s ‘unflinching’ view of the front line
Author Tim Luard reports on a newly republished book of wartime letters home written by his great-aunt, who served as a nurse on the Western Front.
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Royal British Legion urges remembrance of every Commonwealth man and woman lost in First World War
The Royal British Legion is marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War with an online call for tributes to all UK and Commonwealth dead.
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First clash between British and German troops in 1914 remembered near Mons
Commemorations have been held in Belgium on the Centenary of the first shots fired by British troops on the Western Front in the First World War.
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