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Militarism and Remembrance

Militarism Through Commemoration +Part IV+ The Poppy

29 Jan 201928 Aug 2019
A Brief History of the Poppy                                                …
Militarism and Remembrance

Militarism Through Commemoration +Part III+

18 Dec 20186 Feb 2020
The Changing Role of War Memorials  The First World War was a watershed moment in history with regards to the technological strides made in the field of warfare; never before…
Militarism and Remembrance

Militarism Through Commemoration +Part II+

7 Dec 201830 Jan 2019
In the hearts of our people there is a real desire to find some lasting expression of their feelings for those who gave their lives in the war. They want…
Militarism and Remembrance

Militarism Through Commemoration +Part I+

6 Dec 201830 Jan 2019
On November 11th 1937 the Silence of Armistice Day was broken for the first time in 18 years. Stanley Storey, an ex-serviceman, broke through the silent ranks of the bereaved…

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Liam Markey. Postgraduate researcher at the University of Liverpool and the British Library. Interested in the First World War, 20th Century Britain, Militarism, and Museums.

Currently digitising my great-grandfather’s First World War diary. Follow this link for an interactive map showing locations relating to his time serving in the Cheshire Regiment:

https://maphub.net/Liam1994/lastpostsmap

 

If you’d like to get in touch, my email is:

liam.markey@liverpool.ac.uk

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