Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 6 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "General Information" x Search term Filter by Format Map (1)Photograph (2)Text (2)Video tapes (1)Filter by Area Newport (1)Filter by Decade 1910s (2)1920s (1)1930s (1)1940s (1)1950s (1)1960s (1)1970s (1)1980s (1)1990s (1)2000s (1)2010s (1)2020s (1)Filter by Century 20th (3)21st (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Our Casualties: Some Statistics Regiments In WWI 38, almost half, of our casualties entered Scottish regiments, with of course the Black Watch being the favourite by far. Only one each were in the navy and RAF. Nine of our casualties were in the Australian and Canadian forces, returning to fight for the motherland after emigrating. In WWII the picture was very ... Background to the Project 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Newport, Wormit and Forgan war memorial. To mark this centenary, the Newport History Group embarked on a remembrance project, entitled Lest We Forget. We also wanted to involve our two local primary schools so that the pupils might gain a deeper understanding of the meaning ... Map Showing Casualty Locations Map showing home locations of 100 casualties from World War I and World War II. It’s interesting to note the densely packed casualties in East Newport, particularly in the area comprising William Street, Robert Street and James Street, and Union Street, King Street and Queen Street. This of course reflects the greater density of housing in ... World War I Cemeteries and Memorials These photographs show just some of the cemeteries and memorials on the Western Front where many of our casualties are buried or commemorated. Our War Memorials World War I was the first conflict where the nation’s dead were systematically recorded on memorials throughout the country. Previous conflicts had produced some memorials certainly, but in a rather random and localised manner. After World War I however it was different. So great was the sacrifice, and so large were the numbers lost, that ... STV Poppy Project News Film STV News were keen to feature our project as part of their 2022 remembrance coverage. They spent a morning visiting Newport School, interviewing the pupils there, and filming the pupils as they discussed the implications and the meaning to them of our poppy project. Watch the news item.