The Fishing Trawler ‘Viola’ that Fought in World War One
She was named for Shakespeare’s deceptive protagonist in The Twelfth Night, and she proved that looks can be deceiving when it comes to fishing trawlers…
World War One French officer’s bedroom intact after 100 years
A soldier’ who fought and died in World War One is being remembered 100 years after the war. The French officer’s bedroom at his home…
World War One time capsule found at local school
A time capsule from World War One has been found at a local British school in Hertfordshire, north of London. The capsule is a trunk…
World War One Commonwealth soldiers’ memorial vandalised outside London
A World War one memorial in Woking, about half an hour south of central London, has been vandalised. The memorial is Woking’s dedication to the…
The Murton brothers who died on the same day at Loos in World War I
On October 13, 1915 brothers Ernest and Bertie Murton died fighting with the Norfolk Regiment in the Battle of Loos. Ernest, the elder of the…
World War I vehicles that shaped transportation forever
World War I was not only a battle for defining country borders or balancing power in Europe. Its impact was far ranging including technology developments…
Christmas cake for WWI Australian troops
On the centenary of World War I, Australia remembers its 50,000 Australian troops who spent their first Christmas away from home fighting for the Allies.…
Online game based on World War I’s Battle of Verdun features Christmas Day Truce
Verdun is an online video game where multiple players can take part in the fighting of World War I. The idea for the game was…
US Public Relations Firm Hired by Nazi Germany to Spread Favorable Propaganda
In 1933, the US based public relations firm of Carl Byoir and associates were contracted by the German Railroads Information Bureau, which was a state sponsored…
UK and German artist commemorate World War I Christmas Day Truce
The Christmas Day Truce of World War I is being commemorated by artists from the UK and Germany in a joint street graffiti mural as…
Battle of Waterloo 200th anniversary to be commemorated with re-enactment and educational programme
At its 100th anniversary, the Battle of Waterloo was given little consideration given that it landed in the middle of World War I in June…
‘A very impressive memorial’
French village provides backdrop for Missouri WWI memorial More than 4,500 miles from Mid-Missouri near the village of Cheppy, France, sits a memorial dedicated to…