Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 ...

The limestone proved to be one side of a boxlike ossuary, similar to many found in that district, built to contain the thighbone of the deceased. Careful was Dr. Sukenik in his report of his find ...

WW1: Can the Treaty of Versailles help us tackle climate change? documentWW1: Can the Treaty of Versailles help us tackle climate change? BBC correspondent David Shukman asks whether the legacy of ...

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Aerial view of Douaumont Ossuary in France. French military cemetery. Battle of Verdun. Tomb of unknown French and German soldiers. Crosses on the graves at Ossuary, Verdun France. battle of verdun ...

Within a year of Great Britain declaring war on Germany in August 1914, it had become obvious that it was not possible to continue fighting by relying on voluntary recruits. Lord Kitchener's campaign ...

The 26th Battalion was raised at Enoggera, Queensland, in April 1915 from recruits enlisted in Queensland and Tasmania, and formed part of the 7th Brigade. It left Australia in July, and, after ...