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Youngest British WWI veteran's medals turn up at thrift shop in Australia

Sidney Lewis was 12 when he signed up, and fought in the horrific Battle of the Somme at 13 in 1916., but officers in the East Surrey Regiment discovered his age and he was sent home

Daily Mirror

WWII ship that sank with 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered in South China Sea

The wreck of a Japanese transport ship that sank in 1942 with more than 1,000 Allied prisoners-of-war on board has been discovered near the Philippines.

LiveScience

Barmah Anzac pilgrimage honours Indigenous soldiers in WWI Light Horse enactment

Descendants of Yorta Yorta man and Indigenous activist William Cooper have made a pilgrimage to his country and gravesite, echoing calls for recognition of First Nations' contribution to Australia's war efforts.

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Challenging the Anzac ideal: the tragic stories of two Australian deserters in WWI

Anzac Day continues to feature on the Australian calendar as a day for celebrating and commemorating the deeds of our military personnel.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why WWI comparisons can lead to underestimates of Russia's strengths

The current conflict in Ukraine frequently elicits parallels with the first world war. It’s a comparison being made by politicians, journalists, analysts and military personnel.

The Conversation

Forgotten WWI soldier travelled from Australia to Liverpool to enlist

Wilfred John Massey-Lynch laid in an unmarked grave for 105 years before his remains were identified

Liverpool Echo

Future of WWI Avenues of Honour uncertain as century-old trees approach end of their natural lives

Australia's Avenues of Honour were planted so the nation would never forget the soldiers who fought in World War I. But who will make sure the avenues themselves aren't forgotten?

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Empty land on south Liverpool street where Hitler family lived before WWI

A 1911 census showed the then 28-year-old lived with his wife Bridget and his son William before WWI

Liverpool Echo

Co Down WWI soldier to be added to memorial 105 years after death

"Remembering our dead is so very important, not just for the family, but our wider community, so I am really pleased to be able to play a small part in this happening."

Belfast Live

Historians plead for help in search for Stirling WW1 soldier 100 years on

WWI Museum at Passchendaele are seeking to contact any relatives of James McIntyre’s family.

Daily Record

Sister's grief for brother 'she raised herself' who was killed in WWII attack

Samuel Harrocks was in his cabin when a torpedo struck, killing him along with 156 other men

Liverpool Echo

Antiques Roadshow expert gives guest stern warning over 'secret' WWI photos

Fiona Bruce hosted another instalment of Antiques Roadshow, which saw the BBC team of experts travel to the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in France

Daily Mirror

The best new books released in November as selected by avid readers and critics

A mystery novel inspired by The Teacher's Pet, a WWI story featuring Miles Franklin, and the overdue biography of a celebrated Australian writer are in our top reads this month.

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New remembrance plaque unveiled to remember WWI soldiers

Thomas Thompson was killed as his unit advanced into Belgium

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Veterans Day, Kurt Vonnegut, War, Cannabis, PTSD: Some Thoughts To Ponder

Kurt Vonnegut, who would be 100 years old today, never liked the name Veterans Day. He preferred to call it Armistice Day, which marked the end of WWI, a day of peace when an armistice preceded a peace treaty…"a moment," Vonnegut wrote, "when armies stop killing each other."

Daily Mirror

You can now book stays in a WWI bunker used by Britain's first ever sniper unit

Dreamy Hollows is a 7.5 acre site comprising of an original World War One training trench network, dug in 1915 by the soldiers of the Lovat Scout in North Norfolk

Newcastle Herald

Government tells Hunter historians WWI service medals were 'likely destroyed'

"Nobody wants to look and it's because they're fearful of what they will find."

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WWII pilot Richard Hillary's RAF Spitfire tales still a combat classic 80 years after publication

Moments after his Spitfire aircraft became engulfed by flames in 1940, Richard Hillary was in freefall above the North Sea. After recovering from horrific burns, he produced a memoir that is still regarded as a combat classic.

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Grenades found in Bristol garden believed to date back to WWI as more searches conducted

Three used rounds of ammunition were also found

Zenger

US Navy Warship Wreck Discovered Which Has Been Missing Since 1917

“The ship, lost for over 100 years, has been on a lot of people’s wish lists because of its historical weight.

The Independent UK

Rand Paul mocked for call to repeal Espionage Act cited in Trump FBI warrant

‘The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI. It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment,’ Paul tweets

Zenger

Despicable Caregivers Stole War Hero’s Medals And Jewelry From Vulnerable Adults

Two despicable carers preyed on a 91-year-old widow to steal jewelry valued at nearly $12,000 bought by her late husband and also swiped a dementia sufferer’s rare WWI medals.

Liverpool Echo

Search for Liverpool family to reunite them with WWI veteran's plaque

“This plaque issued in honour to Edward belongs with the family and not me”

Evening Standard

Benediction movie review: Jack Lowden shines in Terence Davies’ unflattering light as Siegfried Sassoon

Terence Davies’ mercurial portrait of the WWI poet is, at times, ferociously good

Daily Record

Historic Dunkeld archive needs to extend premises as its popularity grows

The Perthshire home of unique memorabilia relating to the Scottish Horse Regiment during the Boer War and WWI and II is looking for public support for plans to give the archive collection a fireproof, climate controlled storage room.

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