Civil Service Act of Remembrance: 14 November 2018
Read an abridged version of Clare Moriarty's address at the Armistice Day service remembering all those, including civil servants, who died in the First World War.
11/11/18 - Armistice Day: how “we will remember them”, a century on
Revisit stories of the First World War, including the part played by civil servants in the Civil Service Rifles, and find out where you can get involved in events to commemorate Armistice Day.
Shaping the First World War commemorations
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Sue Owen reflects on the part her department plays in organising the national commemorations for those who have died for the country in armed conflict.
Remembering the fallen of the Somme
DWP's Adam Lilley describes how he and hundreds of other volunteers commemorated the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Remembering the civil servants who fell in the First World War
...of Cambrai, where it suffered heavy casualties. It was again in action on the Somme in 1918, and its final engagement of the war was at Tournai in Belgium in...
We shall remember them
Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury talks about the important role the Civil Service played in the First World War.
Keeping the lights on across government during WW1
...were allowed to enlist and which were not, and touches on the problems faced by those who fought the war from their desks rather than the Western Front. Find out...
Understanding the cost of WW1 on a CSSC trip to Flanders
...Britain, France and Belgium - planted with care along the roads travelled by pilgrims today. The flowers really bought home the cost of the war. Try to see each flower...
GOV.UK links: commemorating the centenary of World War 1
...nice piece about the important role the Civil Service played in the First World War. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office live tweeted the events leading up to the outbreak of...