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Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 km north of Arras, in the French department of Pas-de-Calais, commemorates all Canadian soldiers who served and died in the First World War, particularly those with no known grave. Situated on land granted by France to the Canadian people, the memorial stands on Vimy Ridge, the scene of Canada’s most famous and defining battle of the First World War.

Matthew Camilleri
2 days ago6 min read


The Lochnagar Crater
The Lochnagar Crater, located south of the village of La Boisselle, in the Somme department of France, was created by a large mine set off by the British Army under no man’s land, close to the German lines, on 1st July 1916, to assist the infantry advance on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Matthew Camilleri
Jul 44 min read


South African National Memorial
The Delville Wood South African National Memorial, located in Longueval, in the Somme department of France, is a World War I memorial that was subsequently dedicated to all South Africans who fell in the various conflicts of the 20th century.

Matthew Camilleri
Jun 127 min read


Tank Corps Memorial
The Tank Corps Memorial is located near Pozières, in the Somme department of France. The location was chosen because it was near this spot that tanks were first used in combat, when they were deployed by the British Army at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme, on 15th September 1916.

Matthew Camilleri
May 223 min read


Ulster Memorial Tower
The Ulster Memorial Tower, located about one kilometre northwest of Thiepval, in the Somme department of France, is Northern Ireland's National War Memorial. It commemorates all Ulstermen who served in the First World War, and in particular, the officers and men of the 36th (Ulster) Division, with the memorial’s location serving as a permanent reminder of that unit’s heroic exploits on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme.

Matthew Camilleri
May 23 min read


Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, located 9 km north of Albert, in the Somme department of France, pays special tribute to the role of the Newfoundland Regiment in the Battle of the Somme and the heavy losses it suffered. It also commemorates those Newfoundlanders who fell in battle and who have no known grave.

Matthew Camilleri
Apr 114 min read


Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, near Thiepval, in the Somme department of France, commemorates by name over 72,000 British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme and have no known grave.

Matthew Camilleri
Mar 144 min read


Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
The Australian National Memorial, located at Villers-Bretonneux, in the Somme department of France, is the main memorial to Australian military personnel killed on the Western Front during the First World War, especially those who have no known grave.

Matthew Camilleri
Feb 213 min read


'Six VCs before Breakfast'
6 men from the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, were awarded the Victoria Cross following the Gallipoli Landings on 25th April 1915.

Matthew Camilleri
Oct 26, 202412 min read


The Sinking of HMS Louvain
The sinking of HMS Louvain in the Aegean Sea on 20th January 1918 led to the deaths of 73 Maltese naval ratings.

Matthew Camilleri
Jan 6, 20246 min read


The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
In 1916, David Railton, an army chaplain, had an idea that was to transform the way the British people remembered their war dead.

Matthew Camilleri
Nov 10, 202312 min read


Malta-Gallipoli Connections
Malta's crucial role during the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of WWI.

Matthew Camilleri
Apr 1, 20239 min read


The Zeebrugge Raid
On 23rd April 1918, the Royal Navy carried out a daring amphibious raid on the German-held port of Zeebrugge, in Belgium.

Matthew Camilleri
Mar 18, 202310 min read
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