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UK Government will be hosting commemorative events in the Orkney Islands
Three memorials dedicated to the bravery and sacrifice of French soldiers during the First World War have been listed and upgraded to mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun.
Ceremony to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign taking place on Saturday 25 April
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Government announces events across the UK to commemorate the Somme Centenary
Eight British servicemen awarded the Victoria Cross will be remembered by communities in ceremonies across the country.
Making sure we celebrate and commemorate important dates as a nation.
The public are invited to mark 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme, the Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced today.
The flag of the Commonwealth is flying in the heart of government to mark Commonwealth Day.
The Secretary of State, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, will today represent the UK Government at the Irish Government’s Battle of the Somme Commemoration, which will take place at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Isl…
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Pupils used their experience on a government funded trip to the First World War battlefields to spread their knowledge in their community.
Two hundred students from ten primary schools in Zagreb joined the project “Football Remembers 1914 Christmas Truce.
Her Majesty The Queen will join thousands at the Cenotaph to remember the fallen of all conflicts.
Special screening of the 1916 film The Battle of the Somme featured accompaniment from the Memorial University Chamber Orchestra.
The NIO provides a useful update on progress around the commemoration of First World War and the wider decade of commemorations
Faith Minister Lord Bourne is calling on people across the nation to get involved in ‘Ringing Remembers’ as the country marks 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Find out more about the Somme 2016 Commemorative Event Ballot.
On Sunday 11 November, the National Service of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London.
Project launched to remember individual stories from the Battle of the Somme.
145 commemorative paving stones were unveiled to create a permanent memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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