First World War Centenary News Archive

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial TeamResources

300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.

July 13, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Wilfred Owen’s First World War poetry launches on new computer app

The First World War poems of Wilfred Owen, including Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum Est, are explored on a newly launched computer app.

July 13, 2014 CN Editorial TeamResources

Wilfred Owen’s First World War poetry launches on new computer app

The First World War poems of Wilfred Owen, including Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum Est, are explored on a newly launched computer application

July 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

International Bastille Day Parade in Paris marks First World War Centenary

France’s major commemorations of the First World War Centenary start in earnest today (14th July 2014) at the Bastille Day parade in Paris.

July 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Student winners of Canadian War Museum awards praised for ‘impressive understanding’ of First World War

The Canadian War Museum has announced the winners of an annual education award which in 2014 was devoted to the theme of Canada and the First World War.

July 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamEvents

France launches Centenary commemorations at Bastille Day Parade, Paris

All the countries involved in the First World War have been invited to take part in France's 2014 Bastille Day parade in Paris. President François Hollande says the traditional military display will be accompanied by a mass demonstration for peace.

End Date: 14 Jul 2014

July 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamEvents

The Great War in Africa Conference 2014, Lisbon

The Great War Africa Association and The International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa are organising The Great War in Africa conference.

End Date: 15 Jul 2014

July 15, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War veteran ‘dazzles’ London for the Centenary

A strikingly modern version of the dazzle camouflage used at sea in the First World War can now be seen on the River Thames in the heart of London.

July 16, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Press and media invited today to see the £40 million pound refurbishment at London’s Imperial War Museum

The press and media, including Centenary News, are being invited today to see the £40 million pound refurbishment at London’s Imperial War Museum (IWM).