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Altar Frontal Created by Injured WWI Soldiers

Ian Harvey
altar frontal

An altar frontal that was once used by St Paul’s Cathedral in London is now seeing use once again for the first time in decades.…

Restored Photographs Add Color to WWI

Ian Harvey
restored photographs

The production of restored photographs is on the rise as advances in technology make the process easier. With the centenary of WWI approaching, this has…

Wall Street and the First World War

Ian Harvey
Wall Street

Due to the centenary, many previously unsung heroes of WWI have had their stories revealed. Among these stories is that of Wall Street, which helped…

First World War Claims Four Brothers

Ian Harvey
First World War

When four brothers left for the First World War and never came back, their mother was absolutely torn. Elizabeth Cranston had seven out of ten…

Marked in history – Missouri resident killed during World War I honored by American Legion

History

By Jeremy P. Amick This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War—a conflict serving as the trigger point in…

Issues Found of Wilfred Owen’s Publication: The Hydra

Ian Harvey
Wilfred Owen

The British poet Wilfred Owen was a writer and editor on a Scottish publication called The Hydra, a capacity which he fulfilled from the safety…

Germany Keeps Participation in WWI Centenary to a Minimum

Ian Harvey
centenary

Speculation is rising as to the amount of regard Germany has for its fallen soldiers as the centenary of WWI is underway in other nations.…

Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War

Ian Harvey
letters

Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…

Australia At War: How Should We, As A Nation, Remember The Fallen And Living?

Ian Harvey
War

Tony Abbott, Australian prime minister, traveled to Darwin last week, where he took part in a ceremony organized for the return of soldiers who fought…

Yorkshire tragedy during the German raid in the Great War to be remembered in centenary commemoration

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The civilians of Yorkshire who reside in the East Coast were unlucky to experience the horrors of war only a few months after the country…

First World War: Losing One Child In War Is A Terrible Thing, So Just Imagine Losing Five

Ian Harvey
First World War

There is nothing more painful for a parent than to lose a child. One couldn’t even imagine losing more than one child, as occurred to…

Researchers Explore a Submarine that Sank 100 Years Ago

In June, one of the last time capsules from the First World War will be opened. Researchers drop a high definition camera into an Australian…