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Posts filed in: First World War

18 April 2018
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7 places with First World War connections to the Commonwealth

During the First World War, Britain turned to the Empire for assistance – including New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Australia, Canada and South Africa. Read more

28 March 2018
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100 years of the Royal Air Force

The First World War was the first conflict in which aviation played a major role.Read more

19 February 2018
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8 Unusual war memorials

First World War memorials range from simple stone crosses to monumental bronzes; from village halls to Read more

22 January 2018
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Forgotten heroes of the First World War

The Labour Corps of the First World War comprised mostly of a multi-ethnic army of workers, without whom the war would have ground to a halt.Read more

20 November 2017
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A brief history of tanks

Today, 20 November 2017, marks the centenary of the first mass use of tanks in the First World War.Read more

9 November 2017
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Hidden in plain sight: echoes of the First World War

100 years on from the First World War, evidence of damage and loss can still be seen on our streets. Read more

12 September 2017
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7 Unusual War Memorials

The aftermath of the First World War saw a wave of public commemoration, sometimes in the form of quite unusual war memorials.Read more

31 July 2017
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Remembered: The Battle of Passchendaele

Today – 31 July – marks one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Passchendaele.Read more

13 June 2017

Air Raid: The Tragedy of Upper North Street School

On this day one hundred years ago – 13 June 1917 – Upper North Street School, Poplar, London, was bombed in the first daylight air raid of the First World War.Read more

21 May 2017
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The War Memorials of Herbert Baker

To mark the centenary of the founding of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, we look at 15 war memorials designed by Herbert Baker.Read more

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