First World War Centenary News Archive

July 7, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Model project to remember every First World War serviceman from East Belfast

Historian Jason Burke writes for Centenary News about a project to compile a database of every serviceman from East Belfast who served in the First World War and the hope it will be a model for others.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Largest human poppy world record broken after two months

School children from across Sefton, Merseyside, have set a new world record by making the largest human poppy.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Author Paul O’Prey speaks to Centenary News about his new First World War poetry anthology

Centenary News’ Books Editor, Eleanor Baggley, speaks to Paul O’Prey about his recent publication, First World War Poems from the Front.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Anger at Algerian participation in France’s Centenary Bastille Day

France 24 reports that there has been anger both in France and Algeria that representatives of the Algerian military will be taking part in France’s annual Bastille Day celebrations.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Details of £5 million fund to ensure First World War memorials are “fitting tributes to the fallen” announced

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, have given further details of a £5 million fund to preserve First World War memorials.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War Centenary arch erected in Folkestone

A memorial arch has been contructed in Folkestone, England, to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

July 8, 2014 CN Editorial TeamVideos

First World War Centenary arch erected in Folkestone

A memorial arch has been constructed in Folkestone, England, to mark its role as a major port for troops departing to the battlefields of Europe during the First World War.