Students make a song in memory of a World War I soldier

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Why these boys wrote a song for a fallen WW1 soldier Ahead of World War I commemorations, two students make a song about a local soldier.

28 Jul
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Colourised image of stretcher bearers in the mud of Passchendaele in 1917

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Why babies were named after WW1 battles Why "battle-name babies" and their descendants were named after WW1 clashes

21 Jul
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Poppy pins made from battlefield shells Memorial pins are being made in Birmingham to pay tribute to 60,083 fallen British soldiers from The Battle of Passchendaele.

12 Jul
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First World War poet's protest recalled One of the most famous pacifist gestures remembered

19 Jul
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Princes commemorate WW1 battle The four-day Battle of Vimy Ridge in France was one of the fiercest battles of World War One.

09 Apr
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Soldier's new gravestone after 96 years A World War One soldier has finally been recognised as a casualty of war and given a new gravestone 96 years after his death.

10 Dec 16
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