Great Western Railway is marking 100 years since the end of the Great War with a special ceremony to commemorate the 2,545 railway workers who were lost in battle. The centrepiece of the ceremony at Paddington Station today unveils a special Intercity Express Train featuring the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR and were killed during the war.  Those being remembered worked in all areas of the company; engineers, labourers, solicitors, carriage cleaners and apprentices…

Original music inspired by the British & Irish Lions remembrance of war veterans was released on Monday 5 November 2018 in support of the ground-breaking There But Not There Campaign.   The moving and original classical music single has been released for download to raise money for Remembered, the charity behind the There But Not There Campaign to commemorate the centenary of the World War One Armistice.   As this centenary Armistice Day approaches the airwaves will be filled with…

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has installed a replica cemetery at Cardiff Castle to mark the centenary of the Armistice. • The headstones represent the more than 30,000 Welsh war casualties from the First World War and highlight the different divisions which contributed to the war effort. • New accompanying exhibition Shaping Remembrance tells the CWGC story, and how Wales played a part in the fighting and commemoration of the First World War. • Exhibits include a letter from…