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YOU WONT BELIEVE: First world war | Mind Blowing Facts

Princess Royal attends dawn Anzac Day service at Wellington Arch

Anzac Day commemorates the 1915 Gallipoli landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in the First World War.

Evening Standard

Anne rededicates First World War Menin Gate memorial to ‘remembrance and unity’

The princess also visited the grave of Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Maurice von Battenberg, who died fighting with the British Army.

Evening Standard

Person arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at First World War airfield

Firefighters tackled the blaze at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire on April 17.

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Duchess of Edinburgh to attend Anzac Day commemorations in the capital

Anzac Day has been commemorated in the capital since the first anniversary of the First World War Anzac landings at Gallipoli, Turkey.

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Police recover stolen jewellery worth more than £1 million

The items include a Rolex watch belonging to a First World War officer, gold necklaces and several engraved pieces.

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Stolen jewellery worth more than £1 million recovered by Met

A Rolex watch belonging to a First World War officer, gold necklaces and several engraved pieces among items officers want to reunite with rightful owners

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‘£100 a ticket and toilets like a First World War latrine’ – Why racegoers are abandoning Cheltenham Festival

Overcrowding, expensive beer, and the exorbitant cost of attending the race are all putting off festival regulars this year

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From first world war diggers to Pavlova in Sydney: Australia’s pioneering press photos

Curated by veteran photographer Mike Bowers, an exhibition of Fairfax archive images reveals the public life of a nation – and the challenges of capturing it for the newspapers

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One to watch: Heartworms

British singer Jojo Orme, support act for St Vincent and more, may have cornered the market in gothic noir informed by a keen interest in the first world war

The Guardian - UK

Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War

The Princess Royal said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is ‘a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past’.

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Princess Royal to honour sacrifices of black South Africans in First World War

Anne will unveil the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial.

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Anne to mark non-combat work by black South Africans during First World War

The Princess Royal is president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Evening Standard

Contaminated French soil yet to recover from the wounds of war

More than a century after the First World War, vast stretches of French soil remain contaminated, with some areas still too hazardous to access. Experts warn it could take 700 years to clear hidden munitions – the legacy of a conflict that wrought unprecedented destruction on the land.

Radio France Internationale

Experts confirm identity of First World War wreck found off Scottish coast

EXPERTS have confirmed the identity of a “remarkable” World War 1 wreck on the North Sea floor off the Scottish coast found in the summer ...

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Making friends with the enemy: what stories of soldiers’ unexpected battlefield meetings reveal about the trauma of war

James Brady, serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps in the first world war, struggled to narrate the moment he was taken captive by German soldiers while serving on the western front. In the draft of his memoir, he crossed out and rewrote this section repeatedly.

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Lancashire memorial to first world war hero given Grade II-listed status

Stone memorial at church in Withnell tells story of Pte James Miller who was killed at Battle of Somme in 1916

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First World War memorial to brave soldier given Grade II listing

Private James Miller was shot as he left his trench to deliver a message.

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Poetic vision of a great uncle shot by a sniper in the first world war

Letter: NJ Ewbank on his great uncle, whose poor eyesight was an important factor in his untimely death in the first world war

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Pilot, 60, flying a replica German First World War fighter plane dies in crash at air show

The 60-year-old pilot was known as an ‘experienced’ replica restorer who adored historical aircraft

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A Soldier’s Journey: new first world war memorial in Washington revitalises classic image of the ‘American doughboy’

America’s inaugural national memorial marking the first world war was unveiled this month in Washington DC, on the birthday of war commander General John J. Pershing – 106 years after the end of the war. We don’t often get to see a new memorial to a century-old war, especially one…

The Independent UK

Revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – more than 3,000 years ago

How archaeologists are investigating a major European battle fought over 32 centuries ago

Evening Standard

North Eastern Front: converted First World War watchtower on Tyneside listed for £500,000

The three-bedroom property near Long Sands Beach is in need of modernisation but structurally sound and full of "charm and history"

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Remembrance Day: five beautiful novels about war commemoration

Every autumn, the UK participates in an astonishing commemorative practice: the annual charity drive of the Poppy Appeal. From its origins during the first world war to the purple poppy commemorating animals in wartime, the artificial poppy has become a fragile but enduring symbol of remembrance.

The Independent UK

Medals of First World War flying ace to be auctioned

Captain Solomon Clifford Joseph scored at least 13 victories in the final months of the conflict.

The Guardian - UK

Alice Winn wins 2023 Waterstones debut fiction prize for In Memoriam

Novel described as ‘truly stunning feat of fiction’ tells love story of two first world war soldiers

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