Graves Of Two Great War Soldiers Identified
The resting places of Captain Cecil Thomas Tuff, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), and Captain Eric Wilson Edwards, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), have been identified more than a hundred years after they lost their lives during World War I… To...
Unknown Warrior Given Final Resting Place
An unknown British soldier has been afforded a final resting place 100 years after he was killed during World War 1 – his burial, with full military honours, took place on 8th November at Buttes News British Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium… Members of the...
Defence Minister Praises WW1 Heroes
Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood has praised the courage and sacrifice of the First World War generation at a moving reburial service in Flanders… Ahead of the centenary of the First World War, the Minister attended the burial of an...
Statue Of Blinded WW1 Soldiers Unveiled
A bronze statue commemorating the end of the First World War has been unveiled in Manchester by Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex GCVO… The statue, of seven blinded First World War soldiers, has been permanently placed outside Manchester Piccadilly...
