The Wallonian government is holding an academic session at the Théâtre royal de Namur on the 13th November to kick off the centenary commemorations.
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State Library of New South Wales will “tell our stories and listen to your stories” with Centenary diary project
The State Library of New South Wales, Australia, will take its collection of First World War diaries on tour, and help people to see if the Library holds one of their ancestor’s diaries.
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Plugstreet 1914-1918 Experience to open in Belgium, November 2013
A new interpretation centre – scheduled to open in November 2013 – looks to guide visitors around the Ploegsteert area of Belgium, reports Centenary News’ Dan Hayes.
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Plugstreet 1914-1918 Experience to open in Belgium, November 2013
A new interpretation centre – scheduled to open in November 2013 – looks to guide visitors around the Ploegsteert area of Belgium, reports Centenary News' Dan Hayes.
Continue readingBook Reading in Vienna, November 2013
Author Johann Szegö will be reading an extract from his new book "Von Sarajewo bis Bad Ischl. Vom Attentat bis zur Kriegserklärung".
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Australia and New Zealand open Anzac Centenary ticket ballot
Australia and New Zealand have opened the ticketing ballot process for those wishing to attend Centenary commemorations at Gallipoli in Turkey in 2015.
Continue readingExhibition marks centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s visit to Nottinghamshire
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s name is forever linked with the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, but until now it’s been almost totally forgotten that he came to England just months before his assassination.
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National Archives of France debate: ‘Two anniversaries in 2014: The Great War and the year 1944’
The National Archives of France will hold a debate focusing on the two anniversaries facing France in 2014: the Centenary of the First World War and the liberation of France in 1944.
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‘Heaven in a Hell of War’ masterpieces by British war artist, Sir Stanley Spencer, on show in London
Paintings by British war artist, Sir Stanley Spencer, are being displayed at a special exhibition in London to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
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British Prime Minister announces that Commonwealth VC winners will be honoured during Centenary
The British PM, David Cameron, has announced that Commonwealth soldiers who fought during the First World War and were awarded a Victoria Cross will be honoured during the Centenary.
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