A human chain will line up across former battlefields in Northern France on October 18th 2014 to highlight a ‘forgotten front’ of the First World War.
Continue readingSopwith Camel goes aloft for ‘First World War in the Air’ at RAF Museum in London
A Sopwith Camel fighter plane has been hoisted into place for the start of the RAF Museum’s ‘First World War in the Air’ exhibition in December 2014.
Continue reading‘Enemy Aliens’ – Canadian War Museum explores internment during First World War
The story of thousands of people identified as ‘enemy aliens’ in Canada during the First World War is told in a special exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Continue reading‘Enemy Aliens’ – Canadian War Museum explores internment during First World War
The story of thousands of people identified as 'enemy aliens' in Canada during the First World War is told in a special exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Continue readingCentenary update: overwhelming interest in Antwerp’s pontoon bridge
Tens of thousands of people crossed a pontoon bridge in Antwerp, opened from October 3rd-5th 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the city’s First World War siege.
Continue readingFour Canadian soldiers who fell in France in 1918 identified
The remains of four Canadian First World War soldiers found in France have been identified after eight years of painstaking research.
Continue readingFirst World War ‘Race To The Sea’ British soldiers to be reburied
Fifteen British soldiers are to be reburied at a Commonwealth cemetery in France on October 22nd 2014, a century after they were killed in fighting near the Belgian border.
Continue readingNew course explores impact of First World War on history of flight
An online course exploring the evolution of air power in the First World War is launched in October 2014 by Birmingham University, in association with the RAF Museum and the BBC.
Continue readingUK National Archives launch First World War film competition
The National Archives in the UK has chosen the First World War as this year’s theme for a short film competition, using its collections to inspire budding film makers.
Continue readingNew course explores impact of First World War on history of flight
An online course exploring the evolution of air power in the First World War is launched in October 2014 by Birmingham University, in association with the RAF Museum and the BBC.
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