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Cirencester War Memorial |
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A monument dedicated the men of Cirencester who lost their lives in both the First and Second World Wars. It is particularly unusual in that the norma...
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Indian Sub-Continent, Africa and the Caribbean Memorial Gates, London. |
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This memorial is dedicated:
"In memory of the five million volunteers from the Indian Sub-Continent, Africa and the Caribbean who fought with Britain...
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| Australia |
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Australian War Memorial, London |
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The beautiful, sweeping curve of the West Australian green granite wall at Hyde Park Corner has the 24,000 names of the home towns and villages of the...
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| Austria-Hungary |
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Steyr Mannlicher Carbine - MUR3_ftastmn1 |
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The main rifle of the Austro-Hungarian forces of the First World War, it was unusual in having a straight-pull blt mechanism rather than the more usua...
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Steyr Mannlicher Carbine - MUR3_ftastmn2 |
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The main rifle of the Austro-Hungarian forces of the First World War, it was unusual in having a straight-pull blt mechanism rather than the more usua...
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| Britain |
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4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers - Great War Memorial Arch |
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An arch, over the entrance to the central park, dedicated to the 4th Battalion raised from Hexham men.
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Alnwick War Memorial |
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British 18pr Field Gun |
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This British field gun was introduced in 1904 and was primarily used during World War 1. It could fire an 8.4kg shell up to 5965 metres and had a cali...
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British 60lbr Gun Mk 1 |
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Medium artillery piece brought into service in 1904 and used extensively during World War 1 both on the Western front and in the Middle East. It's use...
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British 9.2inch Mk 1 heavy Howitzer |
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A heavy seige howitzer from the First World War. This piece came into service in 1914 and it's incredible 290lb (131.5kg) shells would pound indirect ...
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British First World War Mk 5 Tank |
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This particular example was produced in 1918 and belonged to B Company, 4th Battalion Royal Tank Corps. It was armed with a 6lb'er gun on either side ...
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British First World War Uniforms |
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A pair of uniform items from the Manchesters Regiment during WW1. On the left is the officer's tunic, Sam Browne belt and boots of Lt.Col. Davies-Coll...
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy2 |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy3 |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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Cavalry regiments Memorial, London |
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A monument erected to the 'Cavalry of the Empire', regiments commemorating those who fell from those regiments in both world wars. Features a triumpha...
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Clifton, near York War Memorial |
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 British Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle - MUR3_ftasmle |
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One of the most successful weapons of its time - the .303 inch SMLE was iconic of the British soldier of WW1
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First World War Trench Warfare |
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This collection of items from World War 1 illustrates the nature of life and war in the the trenches. Water bottles and a Very pistol for firing signa...
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Hexham War Memorial |
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HMS Monitor |
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An example of a World War 1 single gunned gunboat in dry dock.
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Lindesfarne War Memorial, on Holy Island |
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Machine Gun Corps Monument, Hyde Park Corner, London. |
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This monument to the machine Gun Corps formed during the First World War shows the Boy David flanked by two Vickers machine guns draped with laurel wr...
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Merchant Marine memorial - London |
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The monument on Tower Hill in London to the Merchant sailors from both World Wars who have no known grave.
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Newcastleton Village War Memorial. |
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The war memorial in the centre of the village square in a small border village dedicated "To the memory of the men of Liddesdale who gave their lives ...
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Pembroke War Memorial |
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The war memorial outside the main entrance to Pembroke castle.
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Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
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The monument to personnel of the Royal Navy from both world wars who have no known Grave. The Inscription across the base of the Obelisk reads :
19...
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Royal Artillery Monument, London |
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The moving monument to the fallen of the Royal Artillery Regiment during the First World War designed by Charles Sergent Jagger and placed at Hyde Par...
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Sopwith Camel 2F1 World War 1 fighter |
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The Sopwith Camel (so called because of the hump in the forward fuselage between the pilot and the propeller) arrived late in the First World War, ent...
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The Cenotaph, London. |
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The symbolic 'empty tomb' in Whitehall, London which is the focus of Remembrance Day commemorations in the UK. It was designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lu...
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The Imperial Camel Corps Monument, London |
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A monument dedicated to a most unusual British brigade formed in Egypt in 1916 which fought in the Palestine Campaign and was only disbanded in 1919. ...
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The Newcastleton detachment, 4th Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 1914 |
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A photograph exhibited in the Liddesdale Heritage Centre, Newcastleton showing the Territorials of the 4th KOSB with the caption "The territorials, un...
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Towlaw War Memorial |
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War memorial dedicated to the fallen from Towlaw, Thornley, Sunniside, Hedley Hope, East Hedley Hope and Satley in County Durham.
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Vickers Mk1 Medium machine gun |
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The main Medium MG used by the British Army from 1912 through to 1966. It was tripod-mounted, water-cooled and belt fed. It could fire up to 450 round...
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War Memorial, Acomb, York. |
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A memorial cross to those of the parish of Acomb, near York, who fought in both World Wars. The names of the fallen of the First World War are listed ...
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War Memorial, Leeman Road, York. |
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A simple, road-side memorial dedicated :
"In proud and loving memory of the men and women of Leeman Road District who gave their lives in the Great W...
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War Memorial, Looe. |
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An elegant celtic cross war memorial to "The Men of Looe" in Cornwall of both the 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars. Also dedicated "In grateful appreciation o...
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War memorial, Poppleton, York |
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A simple obelisk monument to the men of the village of Upper Poppleton near York who gave their lives in the Great War positioned on a small roundabou...
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York Post Office War Memorial. |
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Placed just inside the doorway of the central post office in York.
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York Rail Workers War Memorial |
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A memorial to the men of the North Eastern Railway who gave their lives on both wars.
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| Canada |
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The Canadian War Memorial, London. |
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This evocative memorial of a stylised maple leaf with water cascading down its polished face remembers the contribution of the Canadian soldiers in bo...
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| France |
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French 75mm gun and limber |
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This important field gun was introduced in 1897 and was the standard French fieldpiece into the 1930's. It played an important role in the German defe...
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| Germany |
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag981 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag982 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag983 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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German infantry machine-gun |
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A German infantry machine-gun dated 1917
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_IR28_g98 |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_IR28_pack |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_ww1mauser |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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World War 1 sentry's body armour |
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A rare example of body armour used by the German Army during World War 1. It was incredibly heavy and simply hung from the shoulders and protected the...
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| Russia |
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Russian Mosin Nagant Carbine - MUR3_ftamosin |
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Russian Mosin Nagant Carbine being demonstrated by a re-enactor of the Russian 13th Imperial Regiment
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg1 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg2 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg3 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Soldier - MUR3_13imp1 |
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A recreation of a Soldier from the 13th Imperial Regiment
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World War 1 Russian Madsen Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg2 |
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A Danish Madsen machine gun from ww1 used by Russian forces
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World War 1 Russian Maxim Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg1 |
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A Maxim heavy machine gun from ww1
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World War 1 Russian Maxim Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg3 |
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A Maxim heavy machine gun from ww1
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