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First World War
Sunday 13
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January 2019
Sun 13
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Jan 2019
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Lest We Forget: January 1919 In Memoriam
President Woodrow Wilson was given the freedom of the City of Manchester at the turn of the year when he visited the North West. He had an affection for…
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December 2018
Sun 9
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Dec 2018
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Lest We Forget: December 1918 Aftermath and Legacy
A costly victory had been achieved. We now had to come to terms with the peace and consequences of the horrendous conflict. Over 900,000 men of the British…
Sunday 11
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November 2018
Sun 11
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Nov 2018
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Lest We Forget: November 1918 Peace at last!
The Allies continued their relentless advance against a German army whose cohesion and discipline were quickly disintegrating. The Ottoman and Hapsburg…
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Monday 5
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November 2018
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Nov 2018
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Marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, Wilmslow Town Council has joined forces with Wilmslow High School to commemorate those…
Sunday 14
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October 2018
Sun 14
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Oct 2018
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Lest We Forget: October 1918 The final advance gains pace
The Allies now mounted intolerable pressure on the enemy on all fronts by undertaking a series of closely phased offensives with marked local superiority…
Sunday 16
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September 2018
Sun 16
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Sep 2018
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Lest We Forget: September 1918 The Hindenburg Line is broken
On 29th September the 46th Midland Division, carrying through a remarkable feat of arms, broke through the Hindenburg Line at Riqueval. There, flanked…
Sunday 12
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August 2018
Sun 12
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Aug 2018
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Lest We Forget: August 1918 The black day of the German army
This phrase was uttered memorably by Ludendorff following the successful Allied offensive at Amiens (8th - 11th August). Astride the Somme river the British…
Sunday 17
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June 2018
Sun 17
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Jun 2018
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Lest We Forget: June 1918 "The Yanks have come"
The first 3 months of the German "Spring offensive" represented the peak of enemy success. However, they had exacted a toll that their army could ill…
Sunday 13
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May 2018
Sun 13
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May 2018
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Lest We Forget: May 1918 Eight locals perish as the German 'Spring offensive' continues
The Georgette offensive on the Lys ended on 29th April. There was now a pause. Ludendorff continued to thrash around from one direction of attack to another…
Sunday 22
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April 2018
Sun 22
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Apr 2018
Lest We Forget: April 1918 - Seven more local men lose their lives as the Kaiser's spring offensive
April was marked by a resumption of the German offensive and reorganization by the Allies. Faced with defeat they had hurriedly called for a crisis conference…
Sunday 18
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March 2018
Sun 18
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Mar 2018
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Lest We Forget: March 1918 - 19 of our young men lost in the last great German offensive of the war
"Operation Michael" the first offensive of 5 of the "Kaiserschlacht" or Kaiser's Battle began without warning at 4.40 on the morning of 21 March. There…
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Sunday 11
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February 2018
Sun 11
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Feb 2018
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Lest We Forget: February 1918 The Germans race against time
Both sides this month prepared for the offensives which were to come. The armistice with Russia and the prolonged, bitter negotiations culminating in…
Sunday 14
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January 2018
Sun 14
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Jan 2018
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Lest We Forget: January 1918 A bitter winter and a race against time
As the New Year was ushered in, peace appeared to be farther away than ever. New leaders had appeared late in 1917. Woodrow Wilson and David Lloyd George…
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December 2017
Sun 17
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Dec 2017
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Lest We Forget: December 1917 The Cheshire enter Jerusalem
At long last there was some good news for Lloyd George in the terrible year of 1917. General Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem, not in triumph, but respectfully…
Sunday 12
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November 2017
Sun 12
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Nov 2017
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Lest We Forget: November 1917 Passchendaele - At last!
The name Passchendaele is perhaps unique in British folk memory. On 6th November, Currie's 2nd Canadian division from the prairies cleared the eastern…
Sunday 15
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October 2017
Sun 15
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Oct 2017
Lest We Forget: 'Rain our greatest ally'
The above remark is attributed to Crown Prince Rupprecht, commander of the 6th German army facing the attacking British in Flanders and events in October…
Sunday 10
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September 2017
Sun 10
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Sep 2017
Lest We Forget: September 1917 Menin Road and Polygon Wood
Whilst the Commander-in-Chief was often engaged in a political struggle in London to keep his position, Plumer ordered a 3 week lull to give his men a…
Sunday 13
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August 2017
Sun 13
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Aug 2017
Lest We Forget: August 1917 "Good God did we sent men to fight in that?"
The above remark is attributed to Haig's Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Sir Lancelot Kiggell. He apparently uttered it when he looked down over the battlefield…
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August 2017
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Aug 2017
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100 years on from Passchendaele: Wilmslow honours the fallen
Wilmslow hosted a special ceremony of commemoration on Monday, 31st July, to mark the centenary of the start of the Third Battle of Ypres – more…
Saturday 29
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July 2017
Sat 29
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Jul 2017
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Pay your respects to 30 Wilmslow men who lost their lives at Third Battle of Ypres
As reported last week Wilmslow has been chosen to hold a ceremony of commemoration to mark the centenary of the start of the Third Battle of Ypres –…
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