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Malton war memorial

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Rotarian remembers war losses suffered by Ryedale

The Rev Rachel Hirst in the memorial chapel of St Peter's Church, Norton with (l-r) John Howard, Ron Wilson and Colin Jennings and the book listing the men and women killed during World War I.Picture: Richard Doughty Photography

The Rev Rachel Hirst in the memorial chapel of St Peter's Church, Norton with (l-r) John Howard, Ron Wilson and Colin Jennings and the book listing the men and women killed during World War I.Picture: Richard Doughty Photography

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Norton's First World War roll of honour to be digitised

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Talk on war poet's stay in Scarborough

The lighthouse in Scarborough after the raid

The lighthouse in Scarborough after the raid

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Scarborough to mark First World War attack

Ian Roger with some of the roses at barracks

Ian Roger with some of the roses at barracks

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Pickering roses donated to London remembrance garden

Poet Ian McMillan, front, and Ian Beesley. Picture: Sean Baggeley

Poet Ian McMillan, front, and Ian Beesley. Picture: Sean Baggeley

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Magic Lantern Tales shed light on First World War centenary

Rillington primary school WW1 displays in St Andrews church, Jack Clark pictured.

Rillington primary school WW1 displays in St Andrews church, Jack Clark pictured.

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Primary school pupils honour victims of war

16-year-old Mary Rice starts work on the First World War mosaic at St Peter’s Church in Norton

16-year-old Mary Rice starts work on the First World War mosaic at St Peter’s Church in Norton

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Art student creates Remembrance Mosaic

St Peter’s Church in Norton

St Peter’s Church in Norton

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Remembrance Mosaic to mark centenary of First World War

Stape Silver Band

Stape Silver Band

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Stape Silver Band in Last Post event

From left, Helen Ashdown, Lesley Bradshaw and Carole Willis, of Terrington History Group, get ready to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War

From left, Helen Ashdown, Lesley Bradshaw and Carole Willis, of Terrington History Group, get ready to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War

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Village plans tribute to fallen war heroes

Not About Heroes, Pocklington Arts Centre, November 4

Not About Heroes, Pocklington Arts Centre, November 4

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Not About Heroes, Pocklington Arts Centre, November 4

The destroyer HMS Aboukir, was one of three warships torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat commanded by Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddingen

The destroyer HMS Aboukir, was one of three warships torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat commanded by Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddingen

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1,459 sailors died in ‘live bait patrol’

Malton war memorial

Malton war memorial

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Rotary Club remembers the first death of Great War

Malton war memorial

Malton war memorial

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Rotary appeal to trace First World War heroes

Stepping back in time at First World War talk

Stepping back in time at First World War talk

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Stepping back in time at First World War talk

First World War songs at the Milton Rooms, Malton, September 12

First World War songs at the Milton Rooms, Malton, September 12

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First World War songs at the Milton Rooms, Malton, September 12

Caring for the wounded at a hospital in North Yorkshire

Caring for the wounded at a hospital in North Yorkshire

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Caring for wounded soldiers in North Yorkshire

Indian cavalry of the 20th Deccan Horse in the Carnoy Valley shortly before their unsuccessful attack at High Wood during the Somme offensive, July 14, 1916

Indian cavalry of the 20th Deccan Horse in the Carnoy Valley shortly before their unsuccessful attack at High Wood during the Somme offensive, July 14, 1916

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Selfless role of animals in the First World War

Pickering Detachment of the 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment goes off to war

Pickering Detachment of the 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment goes off to war

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From summer camp to front line for 1914 territorial army volunteers

5th battalion York and Lancaster soldiers in York

5th battalion York and Lancaster soldiers in York

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New book describes how war clouds gathered in 1914

Tinned food eaten by soldiers during the First World War

Tinned food eaten by soldiers during the First World War

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First World War: Food for thought

World War ambulance train nurses, the focus of the latest talk at Scarborough Art Gallery

World War ambulance train nurses, the focus of the latest talk at Scarborough Art Gallery

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That Vile Train: World War One Ambulance Train Travel, Scarborough Art Gallery, August 29

Grace Belton who is trying to trace the WWI gardeners who worked t the walled garden before the First World War, watched by head gardener Mike I'Anson.

Grace Belton who is trying to trace the WWI gardeners who worked t the walled garden before the First World War, watched by head gardener Mike I'Anson.

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Memorial to remember Duncome Estate gardeners

Sara McGinlay and Ana Richards with fellow members of the history group

Sara McGinlay and Ana Richards with fellow members of the history group

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History group commemorate lives of First World War soldiers

: Reverend Rachel Hirst, vicar at St Peter’s Church, in Norton, where a service was held as part of the First World War commemorations

: Reverend Rachel Hirst, vicar at St Peter’s Church, in Norton, where a service was held as part of the First World War commemorations

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Candle-lit services mark centenary of First World War

A picture of Dr John Findon Murphy who won a Military Cross in WW1 and lived in what is now the Beck Isle Museum. This picture will form part of a display to coincide with the 100th anniversary of WW1 at Beck Isle Museum.

A picture of Dr John Findon Murphy who won a Military Cross in WW1 and lived in what is now the Beck Isle Museum. This picture will form part of a display to coincide with the 100th anniversary of WW1 at Beck Isle Museum.

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First World War exhibition opens at Beck Isle Museum

Woodland Trust commemorates First world War with Centenary Woods

Woodland Trust commemorates First world War with Centenary Woods

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Woodland Trust commemorates First world War with Centenary Woods

Debbie Seymour, chief executive of Scarborough Museums Trust with a long-lost First World War letter

Debbie Seymour, chief executive of Scarborough Museums Trust with a long-lost First World War letter

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Yorkshire coast comes under fire during First World War

Members of the Royal British Legion, from left, Shaun Brosman, John Woodward, Margaret Preston, David Tolson and Paul Farndale, at Malton War Memorial preparing for the Lights Out campaign to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War

Members of the Royal British Legion, from left, Shaun Brosman, John Woodward, Margaret Preston, David Tolson and Paul Farndale, at Malton War Memorial preparing for the Lights Out campaign to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War

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Special services and events mark start of First World War

Damage to Scarborough's Grand Hotel after the bombardment of the resort in December 1914

Damage to Scarborough's Grand Hotel after the bombardment of the resort in December 1914

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Art gallery hosts talk on Bombardment of Scarborough

Talk on forgotten wartime history of Ryedale village

Talk on forgotten wartime history of Ryedale village

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Talk on forgotten wartime history of Ryedale village

Town urged to share First World War stories

Town urged to share First World War stories

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Town urged to share First World War stories

Share your First World War stories

Share your First World War stories

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Share your First World War stories

Some of the Wolds Waggoners in Sledmere

Some of the Wolds Waggoners in Sledmere

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Postcard prompts appeal for First World War memories

Writers Aidie Denney and Professor Nick Bosanquet

Writers Aidie Denney and Professor Nick Bosanquet

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Local writers give insight into First World War

A YORK war memorial which is one of the few to honour women who fell victim to First World War hostilities has been made a grade II-listed building by English Heritage. The Leeman Road War Memorial, in Salisbury Terrace, has been included in a scheme to

A YORK war memorial which is one of the few to honour women who fell victim to First World War hostilities has been made a grade II-listed building by English Heritage. The Leeman Road War Memorial, in Salisbury Terrace, has been included in a scheme to

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Monument lists WW1 women killed

The photographs dating from the First World War found by researchers

The photographs dating from the First World War found by researchers

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Can you identify these First World War photos?

Moweena Davies, Clementine Cooper and Jessica Heap in Ryedale School's Clowns at Midnight

Moweena Davies, Clementine Cooper and Jessica Heap in Ryedale School's Clowns at Midnight

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Ryedale School play explores the many casualties of war

MP Anne McIntosh

MP Anne McIntosh

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MP puts spotlight on funding for First World War centenary projects

Janet Martin, left, Poppy Appeal organiser, and Margaret Atkinson, of the Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale branch of the Royal British Legion, who are providing crosses and wreaths for people visiting war graves

Janet Martin, left, Poppy Appeal organiser, and Margaret Atkinson, of the Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale branch of the Royal British Legion, who are providing crosses and wreaths for people visiting war graves

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Royal British Legion supply wreaths for war graves visitors

Clay maquette of the planned bronze sculpture

Clay maquette of the planned bronze sculpture

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Statue to be unveiled as tribute to wartime women

Sunley Grice, who became a Wolds Wagoner in 1913 at the age of 21

Sunley Grice, who became a Wolds Wagoner in 1913 at the age of 21

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Remembering a Wolds Wagoner

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Ryedale men who served their country during the First World War