Roll of Honour remembers north-east war dead
To mark 100 years since the World War One Armistice, we've compiled lists of those from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire who lost their lives. Lest We Forget.
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Aberdeen University to commemorate centenary of the end of the First World War
Aberdeen University will lead a global initiative to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.
North-east to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War
Communities across the north-east are poised to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War today.
Aberdeen museum recreates First World War trench
An Aberdeen museum has commemorated the centenary of the end of the First World War by recreating a part of what soldiers endured.
Remembering 1916: North-east fishing crew captured at sea
In the second year of the war, six north-east fishermen found themselves suddenly entangled in the conflict after being captured by the German military.
Remembering 1916: Dyce camp for conscientious objectors
As the war raged on at the Western Front, back in Aberdeen a plan to create the first work camp for those men who chose not to fight was put in place.
Remembering 1916: ‘Within minutes of certain death’
Speaking to the EE in 1966 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, a surviving soldier’s son shared his dad’s poignant experiences.
Remembering 1916: Bloodiest days of the Somme
On July 1 1916, the British Army launched one of the bloodiest, deadliest and most bitter offensives in European history.
Remembering 1915: The long road home on leave
Servicemen and women would often be away on active service for months on end with only a few days’ respite on leave at home.
WW1: The Aberdeen boy who kept enlisting
An Aberdeen teenager’s determination to follow in his soldier father’s footsteps saw him enlist at the age of just 15 years old.
WW1: How chemical attacks changed the battlefield
The Battle of Loos marked a major turning point in the war – and saw Scottish battalions suffer some of their most devastating losses.
WW1: North-east doctor’s therapy helped poet Wilfred Owen
Of all the poets to emerge from the First World War, none are more iconic than Wilfred Owen, who died on November 4, 100 years ago.
The five north-east brothers who signed up to fight in the war
Of all the north-east families that signed up, few were better known than the Findlaters.
North-east families torn apart by war
At the outbreak of the war north-east men signed up in droves to play their part, blissfully unaware of how deadly and protracted the conflict would become.
Aberdeen poet predicted the horrible reality of war
Aberdeen-born poet Charles Hamilton Sorley is considered one of the most influential poets of the First World War.
Aberdeen school marks World War 1 anniversary with moving poppy tribute
Pupils of a north-east school have marked the 100th anniversary since the First World War Armistice with a moving personal poppy tribute.
Optimism saw recruits sign up
The first year of the war was marked by an optimism, which quickly gave way to horror at the realities of trench warfare.
North-east soldier tells of ‘excitement’ of first night in the trenches
Writing home on December 21 1914 after seven weeks in the trenches, AJ Phillips, a former member of 4th Aberdeen Company Boys’ Brigade, spoke of being “sent practically right into the firing line at once”.
Remembering 1914: How the Evening Express reported the outbreak of World War 1
“Aberdeen is sending forth her armed sons to share in the defence of hearth and home … There was enthusiasm in the ranks, and enthusiasm in a great degree in the cheering crowds which lined the streets and saw the sons of Bon Accord go forth in obedience to duty’s call.”