REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

CANADA DAY
A short film about the Canada Day Service that commemorates the 296 Canadian soldiers who died during WWI and are buried in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery.
Each year the service is attended by local school children laying their own floral tributes on the graves of soldiers. view story
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ABOUT
Background information to the project
HELP
Guidance to watching the 2d/3d documentary
CREDITS
List of credits and thanks to all that contributed to the making of this interactive documentary
COMMEMORATIVE MARCH
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Eamonn Rooney Heritage Walking Tour
View Walking Tour MapClick on the blue dots to show details of each talk given in that location. You can also select a specific talk from the drop down menu below.
Eamonn Rooney explores Folkestone Society before the First World War.
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Eamonn Rooney explains how Folkestone was affected by the outbreak of the WW1.
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How Folkestone dealt with the huge influx of multi-national soldiers passing through.
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Discussion about the Public Shelter where bands would play.
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How Folkestone became the main Embarkation point to the Western Front.
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Insight into the statue Victory and the Road of Remembrance Cairn.
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Eamonn Rooney talks about the land area that covered Rest Camp No.1
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Eamonn Rooney discusses how up to 200,000 Belgians sought refuge in Folkestone.
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Explores some of the obstacles facing townsfolk and new arrivals coming into Folkestone
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