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A Tour of Mesopotamian War Cemeteries in 2003

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In the early summer of 2003, fortunately or not, I found myself and the Battalion I was commanding at the time, 7 Air Assault Battalion REME, based just outside of Al-Amarah in what had once been the British front line in Mesopotamia. Wherever I am in the world if there is an opportunity to visit a CWGC site then I will. A quick look on the map and…


A talk by Sarah Nathaniel, Commonwealth War Graves South East ' The CWGC: A deeper look'

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Sarah Nathaniel is the Public Engagement Coordinator for the CWGC in the South East Region.  Her role covers Kent, East and West Sussex.  She is one of eleven, covering the whole country. Sarah's introduction to the Western Front was on a tour in 2004 with a group of other young people.  The cemeteries made a particular impact in the visitors and …


'Uncovering the dead 1919-1939' a talk by Dr Peter Hodgkinson

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There is currently considerable interest in battlefield archaeology. Between the wars, however, a process similar to modern archaeology was carried out to attempt to unearth the missing and bury them properly in IWGC cemeteries. How was this done? Who did it? What were their experiences? This talk will look at all of these topics. The speaker is a…


Seminar Series 2023-2024 : Opportunities to explore the history, legacy and impact of the First World War

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This annual seminar series, now in its eighth year, involving the University of Kent and the In Flanders Fields Museum in Leper/Ypres, Belgium, will cover a variety of components of First World War. As in previous years these seminars will alternate between Canterbury and Leper/Ypres. The seminar series will complement the ‘For Evermore: cemet…