Shot at Dawn memorial honours WWI soldiers wrongly executed for cowardice
The newly refurbished memorial commemorates the 309 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were shot by their own side during WWI.
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Feature How a WW1 German U-boat became a tourist attraction on a British beachfront
In April 1919, a series of events led to the stranding of U-118 at the seaside town of Hastings, where it proved to be a fatal attraction.
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Navy Rare First World War codebook found in donations box sells for four figures
The extremely rare General Signals Book was found by the manager of an Oxfam charity shop in Bath.
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WWI Historic bell recovered by British divers from sunken wreck returned to US Navy
The First World War American ship's bell recovered by the DE&S salvage team has now been returned to the US Navy.
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Feature Anzac Day: Who were the Anzacs?
Each year, 25 April marks the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
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WWI Victoria Cross awarded to axe-wielding officer who stormed enemy boat sells for £220,000
Lt Cdr Edgar Cookson earned his VC after storming onto the Ottoman vessel during the advance on Kut-el-Amara in the First World War.
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Naval History British divers recover historic bell from wreck of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy
USS Jacob Jones sank on 6 December 1917 after being torpedoed by German U-boat commander Hans Rose
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Opinion Army chief was right to speak about citizen army – he wants Gen Z prepared for darker days
Former Army officer Anton Gash gives his expert opinion on the CGS' comments on a citizen army which have ignited a debate.
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History Gas masks: How they evolved from the trenches to the Iranian Embassy siege and beyond
The gas mask was developed during the First World War after Germany launched the first chemical attack of the conflict in April 1915
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Feature Find out how the US honours its fallen with the mesmerising Changing of the Guard
We take a look at the year-round ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
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Veterans Heroic soldier's gallantry medals sell for thousands at auction
Herbert Disney was one of the most decorated soldiers in the Machine Gun Corps and went on to serve in the Home Guard in WWII
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Army The unbelievable career of the only British Army soldier to hold every rank
Sir William Robertson is the only person in the history of the British Army to have held every rank from private to field marshal.
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WWI First World War soldier laid to rest more than 100 years after his death
Lance Serjeant Brand was 24 when it is believed he was killed during the Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres
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Rugby Union Scotland team pay respect to fallen internationals at French war memorial
Two Scotland players are among 72,000 UK and South African troops honoured at the memorial, after losing their lives in the First World War.
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WWI Medals belonging to First World War flying ace to be auctioned
Royal Naval Air Service pilot Captain Solomon Joseph scored at least 13 aerial victories in WWI
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WWI Missing soldier's World War One grave discovered and rededicated
The grave of Second Lieutenant Reginald Russell Boyd, who was killed while fighting on the Western Front, has finally been located