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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Grandson in quest for facts on Pals hero

The grandson of one of the few surviving Accrington Pals has made an appeal from Down Under for more information about the soldier.Jeremy Havard, who lives in Sydney, Australia is hoping to find out more information about his grandad George Haynes.Haynes ... [Published Accrington Observer - May 17 2013]

Entities: Battle of the Somme, Royal Engineers, Recuperation, Johannesburg

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Voluntary Aid Detachment

Northwood gets £10k grant to research history of church used as VAD

A NORTHWOOD group has received a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to curate the history of a church used as a military hospital during the First World War.Northwood Community Arts was awarded the money to fund the research into the time when ... [Published Uxbridge Gazette - May 16 2013]

Entities: Voluntary Aid Detachment, Battle of the Somme, Heritage Lottery Fund

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Grants help communities mark centenary of First World War

COMMUNITY groups will today be encouraged to follow the lead of local historians in Yorkshire and take part in a national effort to mark the centenary of the First World War. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching a £6m small grants programme to ... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 15 2013]

Entities: World War I, Heritage Lottery Fund, Leeds

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

War centenary ideas sought for big event

NEXT year is the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War and Islanders are invited to join a brainstorming session about commemorative events.The government plans to support nationwide events with £50m.Through the First World War Centenary ... [Published Isle of Wight County Press - May 13 2013]

Entities: World War I, David Langford, Isle of Wight

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Orange order memorial damaged

A war memorial stone has been damaged in the grounds of an Orange hall in Coleraine, County Londonderry.Wreaths were also ripped up in the overnight attack at the memorial garden in Killowen Orange Hall in Shuttle Hill.The damage was discovered at 07:00 ... [Published BBC - May 11 2013]

Entities: Edward Stevenson, Battle of the Somme, Ireland

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Folkestone and Hythe MP backs return to pre 1975 Common Market

Constituency matters... a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins. 9 May 2013 The Kent County Council elections last week saw a dramatic rise in support for the non – traditional political parties and all of ... [Published Hawkinge Gazette - May 09 2013]

Entities: Common Market, Mark Wallinger, Damian Collins, Battle of the Somme

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

From EastEnders to the Western Front

Hall for Cornwall, Truro, May 7-11When a book is as loved as Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong it makes bringing it to the stage that more difficult, as one of its stars admits.In a new touring production, a dynamic cast of 12 shape Faulks' wartime epic into ... [Published This is Cornwall - May 04 2013]

Entities: Sebastian Faulks, Arthur Bostrom, Charlie G. Hawkins, SARAH JAYNE DUNN

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Unionists and nationalists clash in council over centenary plans

A CENTENARY row has erupted in Craigavon Borough Council, with several 100th anniversaries due to be marked over the next decade.Among them are the formation of the old UVF (2013), the Battle of the Somme (2016), the Easter Rising (2016) and the formation ... [Published Portadown Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: Sinn Féin, Battle of the Somme, Easter Rising, Tolerance

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Understanding the futility of war with stage adaptation of epic popular novel

Sebastian Faulks' epic story of love and war, Birdsong, was in the top 20 of the country's favourite books in the BBC's 2003 Big Read survey.It weaves together the experiences of young Englishman Stephen Wraysford in pre-First World War France – where ... [Published This is Cornwall - May 03 2013]

Entities: Adaptation, Arthur Bostrom, Charlie G. Hawkins, SARAH JAYNE DUNN, World War I

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Accrington Town Centre and the Pals Centenary Townscape Heritage Initiative

Hyndburn Borough Council has received initial support for a £1.5m Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Accrington Town Centre and Pals Centenary projectThe project aims to transform the declining historic ... [Published Noodls - May 01 2013]

Entities: Initiative, Heritage Lottery Fund, World War I, Battle of the Somme, Repair And Restoration

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Battle of the Somme plaque comes to light

REUNITED: Private William Outtram’s portrait and grave marker are on display at the Army Museum in Bandiana. Picture: LANCE CLAYTONAS Australians commemorate Anzac Day, the Wimmera Mail-Times provides a look at some of the brave people who have fought ... [Published Wimmera Mail Times - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Battle of the Somme, Montauban (France), Anzac Day

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 6 reports

Ceremonial funeral for WW1 soldiers

Two First World War soldiers have finally been laid to rest, almost a century after they were killed in action.Lieutenant John Pritchard and Private Christopher Elphick, of The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), were re-interred in the HAC Cemetery at ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: John Pritchard, Battle of the Somme, KILLED IN ACTION, World War I

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Launching the programme at the House of Commons today, Culture Secretary Maria Miller will say: "It is completely right that we mark the centenary of the First World War."

Grants help communities mark centenary of First World War [Published Yorkshire Post - May 15 2013]

Birdsong author, and member of the Government's First World War advisory group, Sebastian Faulks said: "HLF's First World War grants programme is an opportunity for every street, town or village to make sure they remember the cataclysmic events of a hundred years ago."

£6million pot available for groups marking First World War centenary [Published Calne Gazette & Herald - May 15 2013]

"This will not be a military event, as nationally there will be events to mark the anniversary of the start of the war, the first day of the Battle of the Somme and Armistice Day."

War centenary ideas sought for big event [Published Isle of Wight County Press - May 13 2013]

Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Edward Stevenson described the attack as "an act of pure depravity by small minded thugs". "Their cowardly actions, carried out under the cover of darkness, are in stark contrast to the bravery demonstrated on the battlefields by our war heroes" he said

Orange order memorial damaged [Published BBC - May 11 2013]

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Grandson in quest for facts on Pals hero [Published Accrington Observer - May 17 2013]
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Northwood gets £10k grant to research history o... [Published Uxbridge Gazette - May 16 2013]
Grants help communities mark centenary of First... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 15 2013]
£6million pot available for groups marking Firs... [Published Calne Gazette & Herald - May 15 2013]
War centenary ideas sought for big event [Published Isle of Wight County Press - May 13 2013]
Orange order memorial damaged [Published BBC - May 11 2013]
Folkestone and Hythe MP backs return to pre 197... [Published Hawkinge Gazette - May 09 2013]
Flagship plan for HMS Caroline secures £12.2m l... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 09 2013]
The Diary: Exhibition reveres all things Barnsley [Published Sheffield Star - May 06 2013]
Hearts War Memorial: Fans look forward to retur... [Published Stv.tv - May 06 2013]
From EastEnders to the Western Front [Published This is Cornwall - May 04 2013]
Unionists and nationalists clash in council o... [Published Portadown Times - May 03 2013]
Understanding the futility of war with stage ad... [Published This is Cornwall - May 03 2013]
Accrington Town Centre and the Pals Centenary T... [Published Noodls - May 01 2013]
Remembering Shaun Springer: a larger-than-life ... [Published EFinancialCareers Ireland - Apr 29 2013]
Battle of the Somme plaque comes to light [Published Wimmera Mail Times - Apr 25 2013]
Siblings separated at sea but united in death i... [Published Northern Daily Leader - Apr 24 2013]
News story: First World War soldiers finally la... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 24 2013]
Ceremonial funeral for WW1 soldiers [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 23 2013]
Breaking News: Ceremonial funeral for WW1 soldiers [Published Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser - Apr 23 2013]
War heroes buried nearly 100 years on in a corn... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Apr 23 2013]
British soldiers killed in First World War fina... [Published Telegraph - Apr 23 2013]
Breaking News: Ceremonial burial for WW1 soldiers [Published Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser - Apr 23 2013]
World War I soldiers are laid to rest with full... [Published Glasgow Sunday Mail - Apr 23 2013]
Ceremonial burial for WWI soldiers [Published Times of Malta - Apr 23 2013]
Peace at last: Two World War I soldiers laid to... [Published Daily Express - Apr 23 2013]
Ceremonial burial for WW1 soldiers [Published Dorset Echo - Apr 23 2013]

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News story: First World War soldiers finally la... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 24 2013] Lieutenant John Harold Pritchard and Private Christopher Douglas Elphick, both of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), were buried yesterday, 23 April, with full military honours at the HAC Cemetery in Ecoust-St Mein, near Arras in France, just 2 ...
Boston Bombing: Links and Commentary [Published naked capitalism - Apr 21 2013] The spectacle is not a collection of images, but a social relation among people, mediated by images. — Guy DeBord By Lambert Strether of Corrente Here’s the linkfest, tossed in buckets. Official narrative Surviving Bombing Suspect In ‘Serious’ ...
Robert Smith-Barry: The man who taught the worl... [Published MuskegonPundit - Feb 25 2013] BBC News - Robert Smith-Barry: The man who taught the world to fly "They've only seven hours flying, sir - and it's bloody murder."It was the summer of 1916 - the early days of the Battle of the Somme - and squadron leader Major Robert Smith-Barry was ...
Near-Death Romances [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 14 2013] Brad Leithauser remembers the poetry of Robert Graves, whose feelings on love fueled much of his verse: Graves was also an ex-soldier, and he documented his catastrophic experiences in the First World War in his celebrated memoir, “Goodbye to ...
Covenant with Death [Published Mail Online - Peter Hitchens - Nov 24 2012] With some books you never wholly forget the first time. In this case I recall a fattish Pan paperback, with the lurid cover that publisher liked to provide, and I remember sitting with it in the dusty corner of an old-fashioned railway compartment, with ...