Danny Boyle Reveals List Of Beaches For Armistice Day Artwork
Boyle wants communities to gather on a local beach and to etch into the sand the faces of those who died in the First World War.
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Germany Inside The British Forces Germany Base Closed To The Public For Decades
A former British base in Gütersloh had been closed to the public for more than 80 years but now its gates have reopened.
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Stories Fiji Day: Fijian Soldiers Celebrate Their British Army Pride In Cyprus
Bula & Happy Fiji Day. Fijian soldiers from 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment visited the Forces Radio BFBS studios in Cyprus to ...
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News Hundreds Of Local Events To Mark WW1 Centenary
'Battle's Over' will be a series of events taking place on November 11 to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
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Stories Tidworth Garrison Honours World War II Brides
Tidworth Garrison marked an important period in the town’s military history as they accepted a commemorative plaque to mark the thousands of ...
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News NATO Soldiers Dive To Lay Wreaths For Gallipoli Fallen
The divers plunged into the sea, taking with them two wreaths and a rugby ball that will be used at the Games of Remembrance due to take ...
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News Battle Bus Returns To Covent Garden For WW1 Centenary
The buses are the last remaining of the 900 that were requisitioned, repainted from their iconic red colour to green for camouflage.
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News Rare Dakota Aircraft Rededicated To Honour WW2 RAF Crew
The aircraft has been renovated on the interior and exterior and resprayed to represent the Dakota flown by Victoria Cross winner, Flight ...
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News Wreck of Navy Ship That Found Australia Might Be In US Harbour
Scuttled off of Rhode Island during the American War of Independence, the ship has often been searched for but until now never found.
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News Apache Helicopter Landing Marks Battle Of Saragarhi Anniversary
Twenty-one soldiers died fighting off 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in 1897.
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History Battle Of Britain: The Inside Story Of How We Beat The Luftwaffe
Learn the ins and outs of Britain's 'finest hour' on this, September 15, Battle of Britain Day.
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News 'Incredibly Rare' 18th Century Cannon To Go On Display
The 42-pound cannon was salvaged from the wreck of HMS Victory 1744, which was discovered 10 years ago.
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News Can You Help Trace WW1's 'Forgotten Nurses'?
Rare photographs of World War One's "forgotten nurses" have been colourised to help trace their identities.
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News Former British Military Hospital Bar In Germany Reopens For One Night Only
The British Military Hospital in Rinteln, Germany, along with its Junior Ranks Club, closed in 1997.
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Heritage Art And The Absurd In The Aftermath Of War
The Forces Network takes a look at the artistic legacy of the First World War in conjunction with Tate Britain's 'Aftermath' exhibit.
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News WW2 Wellington Bomber Being Restored To Former Glory
Work is continuing on one of just two surviving Vickers Wellington bombers from the Second World War.