World War One Remembered: The Battle of Passchendaele will be broadcast on Sunday 30th July at 19.00 on BBC Two and on Monday 31st July at 11.00 on BBC One.
He was friends with a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish rebellion against British rule, but died fighting for Britain in Passchendaele. Monday marks 100 years since his death.
A solider from Brighton who died in the First World War has been buried in Passendale, Belgium, close to the place where he died. Rifleman (Rfn) Frederick Thomas Adams was wounded near Armentieres ...
The plan was to reach the coast, held by the Germans. The attack lasted for months and became known as the Battle of Passchendaele. Lieutenant Carrington commanded a company at Passchendaele.
Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for ...