First World War Centenary News Archive

November 28, 2013 CN Editorial TeamResources

National Library of Wales First World War online archive

The National Library of Wales digital archive – The Welsh Experience of the First World War – provides access to materials relating to the conflict.

November 28, 2013 CN Editorial TeamEvents

‘Rethinking War’ conference, New Zealand

The Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies together with the Ministry for Culture & Heritage is holding a multidisciplinary conference, on 'rethinking war'.

End Date: 30 Nov 2013

November 29, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Sacred soil’ from Belgium arrives in London for Centenary memorial garden

BBC News reports on the arrival of soil from First World War Belgian battlefields which will be used for a Centenary memorial garden at Wellington Barracks, London.

November 29, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Great War veterans displayed at railway show in Birmingham, England

The forthcoming Centenary of the First World War, and the crucial role of railways in the conflict, have been highlighted at one of Britain’s biggest model railway shows.

November 30, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Sacred soil’ ceremony takes place in London

BBC News reports that ‘sacred soil’ from Belgian First World War battlefields, which was presented to the UK at a ceremony in Ypres, arrived at the Guards Museum on the 30th November 2013.

December 1, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

France and New Zealand aim to strengthen Centenary links

The French Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Kader Arif, has visited New Zealand for talks aimed at strengthening educational and cultural ties during the First World War Centenary commemorations.