A public appeal in the UK has successfully traced descendants of the first member of the Royal Navy to receive the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
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Centenary drives up 2014 UK visitor numbers
The First World War Centenary commemorations helped boost UK visitor numbers to a record high in 2014, according to new figures.
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Britain pays tribute to First World War Victoria Cross winners from overseas
First World War holders of the Victoria Cross born overseas are remembered on 145 commemorative paving stones, unveiled at the UK’s National Memorial Arboretum in 2015. Peter Alhadeff reports.
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Britain pays tribute to First World War Victoria Cross winners from overseas
First World War holders of the Victoria Cross born overseas are remembered on 145 commemorative paving stones, unveiled at the UK's National Memorial Arboretum in 2015. Peter Alhadeff reports.
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WW1 online medical records project hits 100,000 names
UK military genealogy specialists, Forces War Records, have now transcribed 100,000 medical records of British First World War soldiers as part of a project to make them available online.
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WW1 online medical records project hits 100,000 names
UK military genealogy specialists, Forces War Records, have now transcribed 100,000 medical records of British First World War soldiers as part of a project to make them available online Nicki Giles, from Forces War Records, considers a doctor’s life on the Western Front.
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WW1 online medical records project hits 100,000 names
UK military genealogy specialists, Forces War Records, have now transcribed 100,000 medical records of British First World War soldiers as part of a project to make them available online Nicki Giles, from Forces War Records, considers a doctor's life on the Western Front.
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UK military genealogy specialists, Forces War Records, have now transcribed 100,000 medical records of British First World War soldiers as part of a project to make them available online.
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WW1 online medical records project hits 100,000 names
UK military genealogy specialists, Forces War Records, have now transcribed 100,000 medical records of British First World War soldiers as part of a project to make them available online.
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‘Gallipoli in Pictures’ – soldier’s 1915 campaign paintings unveiled in Northern Ireland
A British officer’s painting of a shell exploding over Gallipoli is among the highlights of a scrapbook of water-colours, sketches and photos released by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
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