The UK was home to 250,000 Belgian refugees during World War One, the largest single influx in the country's history. So why did they vanish with little trace? Little could have prepared Folkestone ...

An estimated 250,000 refugees arrived in Britain from Belgium at the start of World War One. Among them were widower Louis Bareau and his two children, aged 12 and 13. So what became of the Bareau ...

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To mark 100 years since the start of World War One, we’re posting stories that ran in the Star, during this pivotal time in history. Explore the headlines and reports as the world came to grips with ...

CHIÈVRES, Belgium -- It was a special day as Army Capt. Curtis Radoff, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company at U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, joined Marcel D'Haese, chairman of the Belgian ...

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A primary school has dedicated a stained-glass window to remember the Belgian refugees who sheltered in the village during World War One. Around 40 came to Llansteffan in Carmarthenshire, some of the ...

First World War Queen Elisabeth Medal recipient Elizabeth Pinfold will be honoured this Friday with the unveiling of a plaque by the Belgian Ambassador, His Excellency Jean-Luc Bodson, at her restored ...

Row over plans to turn Belgian WW1 memorial church into restaurant and climbing wall Locals in Liège said the conversion of the 1930s basilica, part-funded by British veterans, was ‘tasteless’ and ...