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Four WW1 soldiers found during hospital build

Four British soldiers who were killed in World War One will be reburied in northern France. The remains of Arthur Cook, Robert Cullum, John Fraser and William London, all privates of 1/5 Bn ...
THE WEEK

Armistice Day: British cities during WWI and now - in pictures

A "male" MKIV tank is pictured outside the Bank of England in London during the Lord Mayor's show in November 1917 (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) British soldiers inspect a captured German ...
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British WW1 vet becomes world's oldest man after previous record holder dies

LONDON (AP) - Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man. The previous holder of the title, Tomoji Tanabe, died ...
The New York Times

British Queen remembers volunteer WW1 soldiers

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony to honor those who volunteered for duty during the first World War on the anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Rough Cut (no reporter ...
Plymouth Herald

British soldiers in WW1 kept spoons in their boots for a very grim reason

Today marks a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of millions of young servicemen, many still just boys, who lost their lives in the two world wars, as well as men and women who have died in other ...