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70+ Fantastic Things To Do In London This Month: November 2024
Once on board, see specially-installed illuminations through the windows. 16 November-12 January The Penguin Parade marches into town. Image: Daniel Graves Photography AKRAM KHAN: Legendary ...
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This particular manuscript is thick and packed with illuminations, produced by the school of Bourges ... It was initially thought to have been destroyed during World War II. However, someone had ...
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Armistice — how we celebrated the end of World War 1
In fact, over 5300 New Zealand troops died in 1918 — more than any other year of the First World War including the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. An Auckland officer placing a wreath on the grave of ...
Polish archeologists find ancient coins and artifacts after unearthing World War II grave
Archaeologists in Poland unearthing a German soldier's World War II grave discovered ancient artifacts inside of the same ...
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War Grave Volunteers
MAX, ST MARY'S COLLEGE: We are at the grave of Private Everett Luke Sumner. He was a proud Ngarrindjeri man who fought in World War One. As a first nations man, Luke Sumner faced a huge amount of ...
Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...
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Historian visits every hometown soldier war grave
A historian is visiting the grave of every soldier from a Welsh town who died in war. Adrian Hughes, from Llandudno, Conwy county, has paid his respects at 284 graves, but has 46 left to go.
The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...
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New war grave erected for trench sickness soldier
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) said "unfortunately" it had been unable to trace any descendants of Private Edward Price from Atherton, Greater Manchester. Private Price, 32 ...
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Dudley Council 'bans' volunteers from tidying war graves
Mr Rhodes, from Lime Road, Sedgley, said the group was formed in 2019 by a group of people who were concerned by the state of the war graves. There are thought to be more than 2,000 graves in ...
Archaeologists find ancient treasures near grave of WWII soldier in Poland
Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins ...
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Row set aside as respects paid to war dead
The event, organised by John Nicholls of the Commonwealth War Graves Committee, was also attended by Councillor Damian Corfield, himself a veteran. The Friends of All Saints' Graveyard had been ...