Sainsbury’s and The Royal British Legion partner to bring First World War Christmas truce story to life

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Normandy Veterans gather for one last trip to the beaches of France where they fought 70 years ago

I subscribe to Picturing the Great WarThe First World War Blog from Mary Evans Picture Library . The Mary Evans collection is simply amazing, I strongly recommend you take a look.

This story came in this morning and I wanted to share.  I know that everything German was taken off the shop shelves and the anti German sentiment meant significant changes including to birth of the House of Windsor, but as a dog lover I had…

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When an Austria-Hungary monarch, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated 99 years ago in Sarajevo, it appeared like a remote act of no consequence. In Africa,…

In celebration of their Commonwealth connections, a high-ranking delegation from Bangladesh visited East Kent last Friday to visit the site of the National War Memorial to be built on the White Cliffs. Led by Major Rafiqul Islam MP Bir Uttom, a renowned hero of Bangladesh’s own war of independence, the party of nine Members of Parliament and five officials was welcomed to Dover District Council by its Chairman and…

I found this interesting address and am interested on peoples views as to what has happened since Howard spoke.  Please let us know.

An address to NAReS AGM 20^th November 2011…

Can you help those old codgers like me , who survived the second world war and before. I am in my ninety third year patched up and painted but still surviving.

I along with one or two friends created and run the National Ex…

During warfare, one of the key aspects of communications is the ability to transmit…

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and its…

This blog by an unknown author was found on the internet but gives us interesting background.  Please give us your comments and add further information.

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During the First World War eight…

In the dim and eerie candlelight, with the drone of low-flying aircraft above their heads, people huddled in underground, rock-cut shelters, thumbing their rosary beads in silence as their stricken eyes darted towards the shaft of light coming from the entrance whenever an on-coming bomb sent…

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This is a fascinating article we found and wanted to share.  Spirit of Remembrance is working closely with Arthur Lane and NESA (National Ex Services Associations)

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World War Two British plane enthusiast wins right to dig up buried Spitfires in Burma



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Burma's government has signed an agreement with…

PORT DICKSON: After 67 years, eight members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) will finally be laid to rest here.

Warrant Officer Paul Cross of the British High Commission, accompanied by members of the Malaysian armed forces, taking the remains of the crew of the B-24 Liberator aircraft that crashed in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, towards…

We found this article and interesting film about how America remembers World War 1 and we would appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Do you believe that there is an increased interest in learning more about the First World War? If so, is the…

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RAAF--Bomber Command Commemoration - ABC South Australia - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)