WW1 commemorations across region
Commemorations to mark the centenary of the First World War have been taking place across the region this weekend.
To the trenches with love
During the First World War many industries were driven by a new female workforce. As men went to fight, women operated factories providing the essentials to keep the war effort going.
One of those women put a secret note into a box of shells.
Little did she know the soldier who opened those shells would track her down and marry her on his return.
Victoria Whittam has more:
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WW1 centenary: Remembering your family heroes
Remembering your family heroes who died in WW1
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The real Saving Private Ryan: British WW1 Private Smith
Decades before the Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan was made came the real-life tale from the First World War of Saving Private Smith.