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Federal government marks First World War milestone Friday

canoe.ca     Aug 9, 2008   6 related          

A young cadet stands at attention at a ceremony marking "The Last Hundred Days" of the First World War which will lead up to the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI, in Ottawa Friday Aug. 8, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson...                    

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Nelson voted greatest British military hero of all time

hnn.us     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

Source: Telegraph (8-7-08)The naval leader, who became a national icon after his death in the battle of Trafalgar, comfortably topped a poll whose results covered more than 800 years of British military history. They ranged...                    

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Htoo Twin Brothers Grow Up

coconuter.blogspot.com     Aug 8, 2008          

Johnny and Luther Htoo, or otherwise known as the two chain-smoking children guerrilla leaders from about a decade ago, have grown up. The Htoo brothers are of Karen descent, which is one of the minority groups that the Burmese...                    

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BNP flog fake Victoria Cross

lancasteruaf.blogspot.com     Aug 7, 2008   2 related          

Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry, 28, who won the VC four years agoThe British National Party is selling replica Victoria Crosses to fund extremism, The Sun can reveal. In a breach of strict protocol, the far-right outfit is...                    

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icnetwork.co.uk: Sculptor Tom Murphy, a model of the statue, and descendant Edgar Chavasse icnetwork.co.uk

Memorial to Liverpool's VC heroes to be unveiled

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 7, 2008   1 related          

A STATUE commemorating Noel Chavasse, only British winner of the VC and bar, and all of Liverpool’s Victoria Cross recipients, is about to be unveiled. After three years of fund- raising, the statue, by city sculptor Tom...                    

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Campaign to help recognise war hero

expressandstar.co.uk     Aug 7, 2008          

A campaign has been launched to win recognition for a 19th century Walsall war hero who won the Victoria Cross for saving the life of his captain during battle. Private James Thompson won the esteemed VC for saving Captain...                    

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Lord Ashcroft: my 20-year passion for Crimestoppers

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 6, 2008          

Without knowing it, an anonymous caller made a small piece of history last weekend when he volunteered information about a stabbing in Leicestershire. His became the one millionth "actionable call'' to Crimestoppers since the...                    

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Gurkha war hero critically ill in hospital

mirror.co.uk     Aug 5, 2008          

Gurkha war hero Tul Bahadur Pun, the VC winner refused entry to Britain before a Mirror campaign sparked national outcry, was critically ill in hospital last night. Pun, 87, collapsed with severe breathing difficulties after...                    

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Big response for eco-town

oxfordmail.net     Aug 4, 2008          

The developer behind the proposed Weston Otmoor eco-town, at Weston-on-the-Green, has thanked residents for giving their views at a series of community consultation roadshows. A total of 1,481 people attended the roadshows,...                    

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Page Turner: Mayhem and mystery – I'll have a half

independent.co.uk     Aug 3, 2008          

It's one of the rare hot, sunny days of the summer and I'm off on a literary pub crawl to celebrate Christopher Fowler's new Bryant & May crime novel, The Victoria Vanishes (Doubleday £14.99). All the places we're going to...                    

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