Helen Kelly, the Projects Coordinator at HMDT Music has sent Centenary News an update on their project: Trench Brothers.
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Never Such Innocence – Commemorating the Men and Women of the Great War
Never Such Innocence was founded by Lady Lucy French, great grand-daughter of Field Marshal Sir John French, to give children an opportunity to contribute to the centenary commemorations.
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Britain’s Verdun Centenary tribute to French war memorials
Three memorials in the UK dedicated to the bravery and sacrifice of French First World War soldiers have been given added conservation status to mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun.
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Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland
Britain's Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
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Latest Manx WW1 stamps mark Somme & Jutland Centenaries
Stamps remembering the Battles of the Somme and Jutland have been released by the Isle of Man Post Office in its latest issues marking the First World War Centenary.
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Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland
Britain’s Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
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Memorials for a King & Country: Plans for tribute in UK to Portugal’s fallen
This article has been written for Centenary News by Bernard Hornung, the Chairman of the Anglo-Portuguese Society – about Portugal’s role in the First World War, and plans for a memorial in the UK.
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Memorials for a King & Country: Plans for tribute in UK to Portugal’s fallen
This article has been written for Centenary News by Bernard Hornung, the Chairman of the Anglo-Portuguese Society – about Portugal's role in the First World War, and plans for a memorial in the UK.
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Song released for memorial to African & Caribbean veterans of both world wars
A fund-raising single has been released by the Nubian Jak Community Trust in the UK in aid of a new memorial honouring African and Caribbean troops who fought for Britain in the First and Second World Wars.
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Revealed: Most popular First World War baby names
The battles of the Great War were the most popular choice for families naming babies after wartime events, research by the UK National Archives reveals.
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