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“Our Gallant and Worthy Foe” – laying the Red Baron to rest
Our previous blog post looked at the career of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, and the stories of some of those who he shot down. The day after his death on 21 April 1918, he was buried with full military honours. In … Continue reading
Posted in Life Stories, My Research
Tagged Australian Flying Corps, Baron Manfred von Richhofen, Bertrangle communal cemetery, Fricourt, George Herbert Marshall, George Pickering, Harold Edwards, John Robertson Duigan, Red Baron, Royal Air Force, Thomas Leigh Simpson, Vincent Smith, Wiesbaden
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Coming up in 2018
Happy New Year to all our Supporters, Members and Friends! Thank you for all your wonderful contributions to Lives of the First World War in 2017, and for helping us to remember the toil and sacrifice of men and women from … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, 2018, Amiens, Armistice, British Empire and Commonwealth, Edward Mannock, German Spring Offensive, Lives of the First World War, New Year, Ostend, Rationing, Representation of the People Act, Royal Air Force, Salonika, Victoria Cross, Womens Royal Air Force, Zeebrugge
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Cricket and the First World War
One of the highlights of this year’s summer of sport is the Ashes test series between England and Australia. From 1914 many countries cancelled first-class cricket matches for the duration of the war, and hundreds of players instead enlisted in … Continue reading
Royal Flying Corp and RAF Records added to Lives of the First World War
Yesterday at IWM Duxford we announced records for the Royal Flying Corp (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) have now been added to Lives of the First World War. This November, we need your help to remember those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Calgary, Canadian Expeditionary Force, First World War, First World War Centenary, Imperial War Museums, Imperial War Museums Duxford, IWM, IWM Duxford, RAF, Remembrance, RFC, Robert Dawson Butler, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps, World War One, World War One Centenary, WW1, WW1 Centenary
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