Volunteers creating a memorial to the crew of a British warship sunk off Orkney in June 1916 will also include the names of nine more men, lost on a mine-sweeping vessel days later.
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100 years Ago: UK War Minister backs Gallipoli pull-out & Churchill resigns
Britain’s War Minister, Lord Kitchener, visited Gallipoli and Winston Churchill left the Government in November 1915 amid fading support for the Dardanelles campaign.
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Overnight vigils to mark 2016 Somme Centenary in UK
Public vigils will be held overnight in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on June 30th 2016 to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
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100 Years Ago: Ottomans halt British/Indian advance in Mesopotamia
British and Indian troops were halted in their march towards Baghdad at the Battle of Ctesiphon from November 22nd-25th 1915.
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French Western Front app explores Bethune & the Artois battles
A new app explores First World War sites at the centre of events in the Béthune area of Northern France 100 years ago.
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100 Years Ago: Celebrated First World War cartoon makes its debut
On November 24th 1915.The Bystander magazine in London published the latest contribution from soldier-cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. His drawing, with its caption – “Well, if you knows of a better ‘ole, go to it!” – would become one of the most well-known and enduring cartoons of all time. Mark Warby tells its story.
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100 Years Ago: Celebrated First World War cartoon makes its debut
On November 24th 1915.The Bystander magazine in London published the latest contribution from soldier-cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. His drawing, with its caption – “Well, if you knows of a better ‘ole, go to it!” – would become one of the most well-known and enduring cartoons of all time. Mark Warby tells its story.
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Navy museum’s £25,000 appeal to restore sketch of teenage Victoria Cross sailor
Britain’s Royal Navy Museum has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 for restoring a sketch of Jack Cornwell, the 16-year-old sailor posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross after the Battle of Jutland.
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VC soldier’s ‘shovel’ rescue of Gallipoli comrade remembered
The heroism of a British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a wounded comrade under fire at Gallipoli is remembered on a new memorial in his home town of Reading.
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Tower of London Poppies – 2016 UK display venues announced
The Tower of London poppy installations, Wave and Weeping Window, will next be displayed in Lincoln, Perth and Caernarfon, UK WW1 Centenary art commissioning body 14-18 NOW has announced.
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