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People encouraged to listen to ‘heartbreaking’ stories in War Graves Week

Scottish people will soon have the chance to hear “heartbreaking” stories of those who died in the two world wars as War Graves Week gets under way. Ex-SAS and motivational speaker Colin Maclachlan is encouraging people to learn about the ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

Duke of Kent steps down as president of Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Duke of Kent has stepped down as the president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), passing the baton to the Princess Royal. The CWGC cares for war graves of Commonwealth men and women who died in the First and Second ...

10 Nov 2023 at 22:00

Local News

Grave of Donegal soldier formally identified in France over 100 years after death

The grave of a Donegal solider who went missing in France during the First World War has been identified over 100 years after his death, A rededication service took place on Tuesday at the graveside of Company Quartermaster Sergeant ...

09 Jul 2024 at 15:33

Life

D-Day: How to find out what your ancestors did in the Second World War

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, there aren’t many people old enough to remember the day that marked the turning point of the Second World War, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin the ...

13 May 2024 at 09:00

More than 50,000 children contact veterans through VE Mail

More than 50,000 children have connected with a Second World War veteran by mail ahead of VE Day. Together Coalition, which organises the VE Mail programme, said 1,300 schools and youth organisations had requested a ...

01 May 2025 at 00:01

South Kilkenny

Great War soldier remembered in Graignamanagh as new gravestone is dedicated

As the sun was going down over a rural graveyard in South Kilkenny a special ceremony was held to remember a local man who died of his wounds in World War 1. Martin Geoghegan was from Graignamanagh and, recently, ...

20 Aug 2022 at 14:33

War Graves Commission warns of ‘turning point’ for legacy of commemoration

The caretaker of war graves and memorials across the globe has warned that the sacrifices of veterans could be forgotten unless more is done to engage younger generations. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ...

17 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Anne to mark non-combat work by black South Africans during First World War

The Princess Royal will commemorate the sacrifices of black South Africans and other races who played a vital First World War role as military labourers when she visits the country. Anne will visit the ...

16 Jan 2025 at 18:01

Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War

The Princess Royal has described the first memorial to recognise the sacrifices of black South Africans who died while First World War labourers as a reminder of a “sometimes difficult past”. Anne ...

22 Jan 2025 at 11:50

Princess Royal looks on as husband invited to smash coconut in temple visit

The Princess Royal appeared impressed when her husband banished bad luck by smashing a coconut during a Hindu temple visit in Sri Lanka. Anne watched as Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence hurled the ...

12 Jan 2024 at 16:56

Scotland

Grave of Scottish soldier who died in First Word War identified in France

The previously unmarked grave of an Edinburgh man of the 1st Royal Dragoons killed during the First World War has been identified and rededicated more than a century after his death. A ...

19 Mar 2025 at 16:18

Grave of Lanarkshire soldier identified more than a century after his death

A Lanarkshire soldier who died in Belgium during the First World War is one of three previously unknown soldiers whose graves were rededicated in a service on Wednesday, having been ...

26 Mar 2025 at 19:10

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