Penny that saved WWI soldier's life to go up for auction. A 19th-century penny that miraculously saved the life of a British World War I soldier John Trickett is set to go up for auction next week.

We all know the stories of the horror of trench warfare in the First World War. Waves of soldiers clambering out of their trenches into a hail of gunfire and nests of barbed wire strewn across no ...

For families of soldiers lost in WWI, a legacy of sacrifice Nov 9, 2018 6:30 PM EDT. By ... You were given this job, you were stuck with it for life, and there was no progress.

In war, amputees might be celebrated as heroes. But those with damaged faces endure a far different reception. They “often caused feelings of revulsion and disgust,” says medical historian and ...

Long Island LI Life A soldier draws from WWI, and leaves powerful legacy. July 27, 2017. Share.

As a historian, I collect historical information from Orangeburg and Bamberg counties. While conducting some research recently, I came across a most intriguing account of Corporal Alonza Kearse ...

WWI disfigured soldiers’ faces. Here’s the surgeon who pioneered a better life for them By Anne Kniggendorf Special to The Star. Updated July 31, 2023 11:05 AM.

World War One broke out on 28 July, 1914. Fifty years later, one of the German soldiers, Stefan Westmann, told the BBC about his experiences fighting in the conflict.

Remains of 22-year-old NJ soldier killed in WWI finally identified By . Chris Harris. Published May 17, 2025, 1:57 p.m. ET. Nearly eight decades after he gave his life for his nation, ...

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