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New National WW1 and WW2 memorial proposed in Dover
Plans have recently been unveiled to create a new national war memorial in Dover. The proposed memorial would stand in Drop Redoubt, a disused Napoleonic Fort on Dover’s Western Heights. … more »
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camaroboy wrote 3 days ago: I ran across this several months ago and I still think this is very cool. It is a blog site where th … more »
The Banks of Green Willow
The Poacher wrote 3 days ago: Earlier today I was listening to The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth. It is a beautiful … more »
New National WW1 and WW2 memorial proposed in Dover
ukniwm wrote 5 days ago: Plans have recently been unveiled to create a new national war memorial in Dover. The proposed me … more »
Happy Birthday, blog!
ukniwm wrote 1 week ago: This blog has now been up and running for a year! Over that time we’ve published 181 posts c … more »
Suicide in the Trenches
ncowie wrote 2 weeks ago: I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the lonesome da … more »
Anzac Day Dawn Service
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archiearchive FCD wrote 2 weeks ago: Once again, dawn services are being held where ever there are Australians. In every major city in Au … more »
The sinking of the Lusitania
ukniwm wrote 2 weeks ago: Barbara McDermott, one of the two remaining survivors of the RMS Lusitania, died on 12 April. The Br … more »
Star Shaped Pegs in Maple Leaf Shaped Holes
paulmct wrote 2 weeks ago: I find it embarrassing that many Canadians know more about the American political system and landsca … more »
The useful and the unusual
ukniwm wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘Useful’ war memorials are certainly less common than the purely symbolic form, but ple … more »
Living Amid the Ruins
dougfloyd wrote 1 month ago: Almost four years ago I wrote about the fall of modern structures, suggesting that gatekeepers like … more »
The Merchant Navy
ukniwm wrote 1 month ago: I was reading an interesting book on the bus on the way into work this morning - ‘Tracing Your … more »
You're Not British, C'mon!!!
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bkropf wrote 1 month ago: People, pictures from the last 5 countries should be uploading soon. Be excited…very excited … more »
Anzac Day - 25 April
ukniwm wrote 1 month ago: There will be a number of services and ceremonies taking place around the UK to commemorate Anzac … more »
A child's Christmas treat
ukniwm wrote 1 month ago: This is a fascinating photograph I discovered in our collection. It shows a temporary memorial, c … more »
Angels of Mons
richristow wrote 1 month ago: This is interesting: The phenomenon that was the ‘angels of Mons’ was experienced … more »
Documentary - WW1 Planes
lightingale wrote 1 month ago: A 60 Minutes documentary on YouTube by the Discovery Channel about the fighter planes used in the fi … more »
World War I Poem
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Aiden wrote 1 month ago: So nothing exciting has been going on lately. School still sucks. I’ve got about three papers … more »
Mud
Chris wrote 1 month ago: Mud is maroon, blood infused Skin is white as the frost that Clung to the jacket of the lad Who fell … more »
An Invaded Belgium
richristow wrote 1 month ago: So, it seems that, despite Belgian neutrality, the Germans in WW1 invaded, partly because it was in … more »
