To mark the anniversary of this turning point in the war, Historic England has published a selection of images that depict U-boats that were wrecked on the Cornish coast following in the end of the First World War in 1918. The submarines had been surrendered by Germany and were on their w...
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
commemorates the lives lost in World War I and II and, in particular, the Indian soldiers who resided on the palace’s estate prior to the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, and again for the World War I Victory Parade in London.The work of Oxfordshire artist Dan Barton and a dedi...
Russia is not an industrial nation, and cannot turn her resources into war material overnight as the Germans have been able to do. She was outclassed in everything except bravery, and neither the Germans nor any other army can claim superiority to her in that respect. With the centre ...
Women in the Great War - World War I World War I was the first war in which American women were recruited to serve in the military. Women were already present in France as members of the American Red Cross and as canteen workers. ...
1. That Russia and its allies give us nothing for our neutrality, but, on the other hand, demand that we shall take part in the war as soon as possible. 2. That Bulgaria is to turn over its armies to the Quadruple Entente, placing them fully at the Entente's disposal, leaving the ...
Guinness World RecordsWorld's oldest person has died at 116 Tomiko Itooka, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908. Jan 4 World's oldest man dies in England John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, has died in northern Englan...
Naval records show that he enlisted on March 24, 1920 and was discharged on March 18, 1921. The 1930 census shows that Anderson was single, was a patient at the Veterans Hospital in the Bronx, and was a veteran of the World War. The 1940 census reports that he was at the Veterans ...
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Accessing Personnel Records of the First World War: A new database at Library and Archives Canada Posted onMarch 7, 2024 8 Version française By Richard Yeomans On August 4, 1914, Britain formally declared war on Germany, a decision that brought Canada into the theatre of conflict in Europe...