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Great War Dundee. This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home.

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Blog 7 years ago
Cryptography Meets Comics
If you're aged between 12 and 15 years old and you love cracking codes and puzzles and like comics then this is definitely an event for you. A hands on day finding out about secret codes used during World War One. Are you aged between 12 and 15 years old?
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Blog 7 years ago
Would you like to be involved with the Great War Dundee project?
Location: McManus Collections Unit. Barrack St, Dundee DD1 1PG. Great War Dundee (GWD) has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the "Hidden Histories" project, which will support Dundee folk to learn how and why World War One impacted both t
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Blog 8 years ago
Tayside at War - book launch
Please join us at 11am on Saturday 1 December in Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee for the launch of the Abertay Historical Society's 59th annual publication, Tayside at War. Marking the centenary of the end of the Great War, thi
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Blog 8 years ago
Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea - Armistice commemorations, West Sands beach, St Andrews
Dr Elsie Inglis, who lost her life during the First World War, will be commemorated by a large-scale sand portrait for Danny Boyle's Armistice commission Pages of the Sea. Join us on Sunday 11 November, at West Sands, St Andrews at low-tide for an informa
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Blog 8 years ago
Say 'Thank You' to WW1 Generation
Military charities call on country to say 'Thank You' to WW1 generation Poppyscotland and Legion Scotland today launched a mass movement to say "Thank You" to all who served, sacrificed and changed our world during the First World War. With fewer than 100
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Blog 8 years ago
Legacies of Resistance: The Struggle Continues
The Workers' Educational Association (WEA Scotland) invite you to join us in learning more about the lives and legacies of those in Scotland who said 'No' to World War One. In honour of International Conscientious Objectors Day, we want to shed light on s
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Blog 8 years ago
Spotlight on the Dundee men who refused to fight in the First World War - The Courier
Think of the impact of the First World War on Dundee and perhaps what comes to mind are the tragic losses afflicted on the 4th battalion Black Watch at the Battle of Loos in 1915 or the incredible support the city's populace gave to the money-raising tank
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Blog 8 years ago
International Conscientious Objectors Day
Today, 15th May, is International Conscientious Objectors Day, initiated by the International Conscientious Objectors' Meeting (ICOM). The ICOM was an annual meeting of COs and their supporters held throughout the world to exchange ideas and offer solidar
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Blog 8 years ago
Marking Conscientious Objectors Awareness Week in Dundee
At a time when fighting for King & Country meant everything, to make a stand against war was not an easy decision. Learn what it meant to be a Conscientious Objector during WW1, and about the men who took that stance. Join us for this series of Free event
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