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War nurse’s drawings, poetry and details of soldiers she tended to are highlight of auction

March 21, 2014
Soldiers in the trenches during the First World War

Newcastle soldier identified among ten remains discovered on construction site in France

Newton Aycliffe military artist’s First World War centenary painting will embark on four year tour of galleries

March 18, 2014

Touching messages from First World War found in Hartlepool

March 17, 2014

Howden-le-Wear historians launch £8,000 research of First World War soldiers

March 6, 2014

Extraordinary courage of First World War hero immortalised in bronze

TIME LORD: Tony Hall, of the Time Bandits re-enactment group, and pupils from Thornaby Academy during a First World War event at the town’s central library

Trench warfare comes to life in Thornaby library

March 4, 2014

Appeal for help with mystery First World War grave marker

First World War fighter designed to take on Zeppelins unveiled at York museum

February 27, 2014

Bringing sights and sounds of war back to life

February 24, 2014

Perfect timing as war memorial clock is reinstated

Events to commemorate the First World War will be held in Thornaby

February 21, 2014

Life in First World War trench brought to life by history group

February 20, 2014

Tracing decendants of fallen hero buried in unmarked grave

February 19, 2014

Pride and sorrow over a real-life Private Ryan

February 18, 2014
St John Vianney Primary School pupils learn about life on the Heugh Battery from volunteer Glenn Baume in 2005

First World War project brings history to life across Tees Valley

February 13, 2014

1,245 sunflowers will mark Stockton’s war dead

February 12, 2014
HISTORIC EVENT: The unveiling of Northallerton War Memorial on August 6, 1921. It originally commemorated the 98 men from the town who had fallen in the First World War.

North Yorkshire libraries to host series of First World War events

New website to preserve stories of sacrifice and heroism

February 4, 2014

Anniversary ‘perfect time to track down Tursdale Tommy’

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Brigadier-General Roland Boys Bradford

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