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The Little Known 1st Remembrance day of 1915

The 1st Anniversary of the Start of WW1 took place at intercession day at St Pauls in 1915. Only the British could hold a gathering on the one year anniversary of the start of War, while the War was still on. It was not so much a remembrance of those lost in battle, from one […]

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The Tomb of Remembrance Sunday: At The Cenotaph

On the 11th Hour of the 11th Month, the guns fell silent across the battlefields of the Flanders, the killing machine of war stopped its killing and destruction. For it was on this day, that Ferdinand Foch, the French Field Marshall, the allied supreme commander alongside the First Sea Lord, Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss signed the […]

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World War One Ceramic Poppy installation at The Imperial War Museum

Poppies Art installation to commemorate World War One Centenary (1918-2018) at The Imperial War Museum, enjoy the virtual walk Ceramic Poppy Artist Paul Cummins   The imposing building of the Imperial War Museum in South London is something to behold, you’re greeted by two 15 inch naval guns from HMS Ramillies and HMS Resolution. When […]

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WW1 Virtual Tour The Remembrance Art Trail – Mark Humphrey

Virtual Tour – Artist Mark Humphrey in association with the Royal British Legion put together London’s only World War Art Trail, the stage was the heart of the business district, Canary Wharf.

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Remember 9/11 at these Memorials in London

On This Day 11th September 2001 Attacks on the World Trade Centre (911)

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10 Thousand flames Tower of London – Remembrance End of World War One

A sight to behold, 10,000 flames illuminated the moat around the Tower of London to mark the end of World War One, in Remembrance of those that did not return. Each candle was manually lit and ran for approximately 4 hours. The torches are lit from 5 pm – till 9 pm The event is now finished 4th […]