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Cavell, Edith
Edith Cavell was an English nurse who, in 1907, became Matron of Belgium's first training school for nurses. When war broke out in August 1914, she formed a Red Cross hospital in Brussels and nursed wounded German and Belgian soldiers.

Churchill, Winston
Ten facts about the man.

Cleaning family medals and metal army badges
Some handy tips on caring for old medals and badges.

Commonwealth War Graves
Sources in the Department of Printed Books include a complete set of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission registers, which list all those who died on active service between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921, and between 3 September 1939 and 31 December 1947.

Concorde
The turbojets developed to power the TSR-2 also powered one of Duxford's most popular exhibits, the British Aircraft Corporation / Aerospatiale Concorde.

Conscientious objectors
A conscientious objector is a person who, for reasons of conscience such as religious or philosophical principles, refuses to get involved in acts which may result in killing or harming other human beings.