The Great War centenary

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1. Sheffield Bike Ride

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2. WW1 displays for a Bedfordshire centenary event?

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3. Any suggestions for a vertical spotlight / beam for a centenary event?

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4. Any living history group/individuals available for the Sandy, Bedfordshire area?

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5. POW Documentary

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6. Withernsea Rock FB Page

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7. what is the meaning of "Sapper Patrol"?

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8. Poppies, Weeping Window

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9. Edith Cavell Train Van

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10. BBC The Great War / The Great War Interviews

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11. use of generic photos

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12. Origami display at Salisbury Cathedral

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13. BBC: WW1 trenches recreated for Scottish pupils

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14. 'Shell Shock Centenary" Public Lectures, Jones & Wessely

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15. First World War. 100 years on! Lancaster Castle

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16. CWGC/RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

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17. Holme Valley Centenary Commemoration

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18. Plaque placed on SS Pentyrch

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19. Flowers of the Forest

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20. Beaucourt British Cemetery 100th Anniversary 8th August 2018

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21. Bells ring out

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22. George William Tyreman of Shildon

    By Guest, 16 April , 2018   

    • the bells of this cathedral church of st. nicholas were rung today as part of “ringing to remember” – the durham & newcastle association of church bellringers first world war ringing commemoration. one hundred years ago a bellringer from st. john’s shildon died. we rang to celebrate his life and the ultimate sacrifice that he made. lance bombardier george william tyreman george tyreman was born at eldon in 1889, the son of the late benjamin tyreman who died in 1897 and the late hannah tyreman (née baines), who died in 1898. husband of sarah annie tyreman (née pearson), whom he married at st john’s, shildon, on 20th. may 1916, of 10 station street, new shildon, co. durham. at the time of the 1911 census, he was working as a sheaver (pulley wheel maker) and he later worked for north eastern railways. george enlisted at darlington into the royal garrison artillery, 151st. heavy bty. service no. 295863. he was “dangerously” wounded on 14th. april and died, aged 29, on the 16th. a memorial peal of plain bob major was rung at shildon on 11th. november 1922. commemorated at boulogne eastern cemetery, france, grave viii i 198, on the ringers memorial plaque at newcastle cathedral, north eastern railway memorial at york, shildon war memorial and in the central council of church bellringers great war memorial book below the ringing chamber at st. paul’s cathedral, london george tyreman we have remembered
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23. Seale Hayne Exhibition; The Healing of the Mind

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24. RMS Leinster

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25. Poppies Wave, Portsmouth

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