The witnesses of Gallipoli campaign whose stories shed light on horrors of battle
Two very different historical items reveal details about the failed WW1 military campaign which cost 130,000 lives.
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WWI Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Royal mark Anzac Day in London and Gallipoli
Tributes were paid to the sacrifices of Australian and New Zealand forces 110 years after the landings in the Dardanelles.
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Technology RBLI unveils powerful tribute to two significant milestones in nation's history
The RBLI's Echoes statue is marking 90 years since the invention of radar and 80 years since VE Day
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History WW1-era Fokker D.VII to be lent to Dutch museum amid confusion over its origins
Researchers say the Fokker D.VII aircraft on display at the Deutsches Museum near Munich may have belonged to the Dutch navy.
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Feature The Flying Sikh: One man's determination to serve his country during First World War
Flight Lieutenant Hardit Singh Malik was the only Sikh airman to fly with the RFC and RAF during the First World War.
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Feature The Armed Forces charity born from empathy still supporting military community today
Founded in 1885, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has supported the military community for 140 years.
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Royals Overlooked WWI South African labourers honoured by Princess Royal in Cape Town
The royal acknowledged that the legacy of black labourers had gone unrecognised for far too long despite their critical role.
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WWI Campaign launched to ensure WWI Royal Naval Air Service aviators are remembered
The campaign looks to raise thousands of pounds to create a memorial to those who served in the RNAS during the First World War.
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WWI Great War biplane replica Sophie the Strutter takes to the air after 24-year build
Sophie wears the colours of the Royal Naval Air Squadron Sopwith 1½ Strutter that was the first aircraft to make a carrier landing.
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WWI Forgotten album that sheds light on 1914 Christmas football game truce, sells for £4.7k
Here we were laughing and talking to men whom only a few hours earlier we were trying to kill, says an excerpt from the album.
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Feature Honouring sacrifice: A brief history of the Royal British Legion's iconic poppy
From Flanders Fields to wearing it on Remembrance Day and everything in between
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WWI First World War soldier laid to rest after his remains were found during roadworks
The service was conducted by the Reverend Huw Ryden, chaplain to 3rd Battalion The Rifles, and was supported by a military bearer party.
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WWI British West Indies Regiment finally honoured after a century of silence
A plaque is unveiled at a church in Ypres to commemorate the soldiers who left the Caribbean to fight for Britain in the First World War.
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WWI Gathering for burial to honour unknown soldiers and reflect on loss in Loos
One of the soldiers served in The Black Watch and it was fitting that members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland took part in the service.
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WWI Princess Anne attends special burial service in France for two unknown WWI soldiers
The soldiers' remains were laid to rest in a specially built extension to the Loos British Cemetery in northern France.
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WWI Documents on public display for first time chart Blenheim Palace's place in First World War history
Documents charting Blenheim's time as a war hospital have been made available to visitors passing through its doors this summer.