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Judy gets a medal

Judy: The Dog who became a prisoner of war

Post author:MarkCannell
Post published:13/10/2019
Post category:History / Not Just Humans
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She saved countless lives, survived sinking ships and spent severalyears in internment camps – so it’s little wonder Judy the dog becameone of the most famous and unlikely heroes of…

The Unknown Warrior

Post author:MarkCannell
Post published:13/10/2019
Post category:History
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On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme. None of the soldiers who…

Poppy

The Poppy

Post author:MarkCannell
Post published:13/08/2019
Post category:History
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The remembrance poppy was inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields". Its opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in…