HMY Iolaire: Prince Charles To Mark Maritime Tragedy's Centenary With Families
More than 200 people died when HMY Iolaire, which was carrying sailors home from the First World War, hit rocks near the shore.
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WWI Dunkirk Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday With WWI Tribute
The event at Catterick Garrison was a celebration of two centenaries: the 1918 Armistice and David Evans' birth.
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WWI Schoolchildren Debate The Impact Of The Great War
Historians leading the debate said they were encouraged by the students' knowledge.
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WWI Arthur Harrison: The Only England Rugby Player Awarded The Victoria Cross
He served in World War One but was killed in 1918 during the Zeebrugge Raid.
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WWI Hunt For Owner Of First World War Medal Found At Tyne Cot Cemetery
The British War Medal, 1914-18 was found by the CWGC’s gardening team after the Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday 11 November.
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WWI Solved and Saved: The Dorset Prisoner Of War Grave Marker Mystery
For the centenary of the end of the First World War, the Blandford Garrison had been tasked with refurbishing a century old POW grave marker ...
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WWI British Soldier's WWI Letters To Be Auctioned
Hundreds of letters sent by a British soldier to his family from the Western Front during the First World War will be sold at auction.
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News Tributes To WWI Soldiers 'Vandalised'
Local residents believe that two 'shadow soldiers' made of wood have been deliberately snapped in half.
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News Student President Resigns After Call To Paint Over WWI Mural
Emily Dawes originally objected to the fact that the First World War mural only depicts white men.
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Remembrance Germany Marks WWI Centenary With Ceremonies
National Day of Mourning commemorates all victims of war and oppression.
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WWI Thousands Of Jewish Soldiers Killed In WWI Commemorated
55,000 British Jews volunteered in all services, out of a small community population of 300,000...
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History Wilfred Owen Bugle Played In Scotland For The First Time
A bugle 'liberated' from a dead German soldier by WWI poet Wilfred Owen was in Edinburgh for events marking the centenary of his death.
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History Who Do I Think I Am? My Family’s WW1 Story
Following on from the centenary of the end of WW1 is an example to inspire others in genealogy research on their own relatives' war service.
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Remembrance WWI Memorial Designed By Prisoners Unveiled
The memorial is part of a wider First World War centenary initiative within the prison, which was conceived by the prisoners themselves.
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Gaming Battle Of Vimy Ridge Brought To Life In New Video Game
Called '11/11 Memories Retold', it has been produced by the makers of the Wallace and Gromit franchise, Aardman Animations.
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History What Were The Actual Odds Of Dying In WW1?
Step into the shoes of the British Tommy and examine the stats that determined his chances of life or death.