Stepping Back In Time To A WW1 Airfield
A new exhibit recreates a WW1 airfield to commemorate Lincolnshire’s aviation heritage.
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News WW1 Diary Reveals Shocking Details Of Life In Trenches
The diary includes first-hand details of the conflict, the loss of friends and the tragedy of war, but with a surprising level of humour.
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Sport Brothers On Both Fields - Remembering Rugby Through The World Wars
The brand new World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium is now open for visitors...
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Feature Christmas 1914: 'Santa Claus Ship' Arrives In Britain
In 1914, the USS Jason arrived in England packed with five million gifts for children in Europe...
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WWI Cambrai 1917: How the world’s first great tank battle unfolded
A look at the 'Tide Of Iron' historic battle on the Western Front
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Remembrance "For the Fallen": The Story Of The War Poem That Helps Us Remember
The story of the war poem that helps us remember...
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News Whistle Last Blown At The Somme Sounds For First Time In A Century
An Army officer's whistle which was last blown on the battlefield of the Somme has been sounded for the first time in more than a century to ...
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WWI Tweeting From The Trenches: What If Social Media Had Existed During The First World War?
To mark 100 years since the First World War, Walter Carter and family took to Facebook and Twitter to share what life during wartime is like ...
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WWI The Incredible Story Of How Two Men Survived The Sinking Of HMS Vanguard
100 years on, we look at the only two men who survived the Royal Navy’s worst wartime accident.
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News Somme Soldier Laid To Rest After 101-Year Wait
Private Henry Parker was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 26 September 1916, just three days short of his 23rd birthday.
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News Appeal To Remember Somme Fallen In Mammoth Artwork
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to commemorate the troops who died in the Battle of the Somme and were never recovered...
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Naval History How A Royal Navy Man Uncovered A Plot And Changed History
At the height of the First World War, Royal Naval intelligence intercepted a message containing the following code...
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Feature How trailblazing Doctor Elsie Inglis and the Scottish Women's Hospitals revolutionized frontline medicine
Their story is little-known, but during the First World War, a group of Scottish women helped treat an estimated 200,000 Allied soldiers
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WWI Verdun And The Story Of Modern France
History's longest battle ran from February 1916 to a few days after December 15, when the last Germans were driven out by the final attack.
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Tri-Service Military Footballers Remember Battle Of The Somme
Britain and Germany's Army footballers have honoured those who died in the Battle of the Somme. Two matches took place, with the men's and ...
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Feature #IRemember: Army Olympic Hero's Somme Tribute
Double Olympic champion Heather Stanning MBE has joined our #IRemember campaign with a tribute to all those who gave their lives at the ...