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The Roll of Honour memorial to the 355 people of Formby who volunteered in 1914 to serve our country, can be seen at the Formby Pool

 Formby, Merseyside
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The face of Captain John Basil Armitage taking shape on @NTFormby beach as part of @1418NOW #pagesofthesea
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BBC News - Meet the real soldiers behind They Shall Not Grow Old bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-4615…

The voices behind They Shall Not Grow Old

Meet the soldiers whose voices bring They Shall Not Grow Old to life, through their original BBC interviews.

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BBC News - The letters that ended World War One bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46138764

The letters that ended World War One

Phones and telegrams were in their infancy, so letters were key to negotiating an end to The Great War.

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BBC News - World War One: Wilfred Owen and the pain of the last deaths bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46…

World War One: Wilfred Owen and the pain of the last deaths

Were the thousands of deaths in the last days of the war a source of heightened regret?

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BBC News - Former MP killed in WW1 finally added to Parliament's memorial bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-4…

Former MP killed in WW1 finally added to Parliament's memorial

A former MP killed in action in World War One finally has his name added to Parliament's memorial.

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BBC News - Grandfather spotted in iconic WW1 stretcher bearer photo bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-4611…
Grandfather spotted in iconic WW1 stretcher bearer photo

Grandfather spotted in iconic WW1 stretcher bearer photo

Kathryn Robyns spotted her grandfather in iconic WW1 photo of stretcher bearers helping soldiers.

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BBC News - Wilfred Owen: Bugle marks centenary of war poet's death bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46092004

Wilfred Owen: Bugle marks centenary of war poet's death

A bugle Wilfred Owen took from the battlefield in World War One is played at his French graveside.

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BBC News - Tower of London illuminated for Armistice tribute bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-4608622…
Tower of London illuminated for Armistice tribute

Tower of London illuminated for Armistice tribute

About 10,000 flames will be lit every night this week to mark the centenary of the end of WWI.

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The seating area for a theatre located in a WWI underground French hospital complex. The roof collapsed under heavy shelling during the war.
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If the "British Army" in WW1 as a force of just 100 men. Where would they have come from?
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Imperial War Museums@I_W_M17 Mar 2018
HMS Belfast was launched on 17 March 1938 – find out more about her launch and join us to celebrate her #StPatricksDay birthday this weekend! ow.ly/bDxS30iY3r2 #HMSBelfast80
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Imperial War Museums@I_W_M17 Mar 2018
Coming on board HMS Belfast this weekend for her 80th birthday celebrations? Discover her fascinating history in our brand new interactive: iwm.org.uk/wewerethebelfast #HMSBelfast80
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Imperial War Museums@I_W_M17 Mar 2018
We showed three HMS Belfast veterans some archive footage of their ship…this is what happened: ow.ly/wc3g30iZABw #HMSBelfast80
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As we celebrate HMS Belfast’s 80th birthday, curator Ian Kikuchi reflects on what this special ship stands for today. ow.ly/wQbH30iZAj4 #HMSBelfast80
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Looking forward to seeing this amazing film teapawt.org/ssafa/status/956437092…
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Filmmaker Peter Jackson has restored 100-year-old footage of #WW1 from the @IWM archives to "bring to life" the "human experience" of the war. The film is part of a series of events for the centenary buff.ly/2G8kvVq
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We Will Remember Them! The Local Police Team at Southport supporting the Remembrance Day Parades at Southport, Ainsdale & Formby.
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We end our service with a procession past #Southport town hall. Our thanks go to all involved today #RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
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Remembrance Service at Bootle Memorial and the Foyer at Bootle Town Hall this morning
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