As the centennial anniversary of World War I approaches, Saving Hallowed Ground-a historic preservation and commemoration non-profit organization and an official commemorative partner of the National WWI Centennial Commission-has begun a renewed effort to plant memorial trees to commemorate the WWI era. In the years that followed, memorial groups, veterans’ organizations, and others planted memorial trees in communities throughout the United States and around the globe to honor the lives lost during the conflict. This was the first “memorial tree” dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives serving in World War I. On August 29, 1914, just months after the outbreak of what would come to be known as “The Great War,” a memorial group in Adelaide, Australia planted an English Oak in the city’s Creswell Gardens.
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