The Western Front Association is holding a conference on Saturday December 13th 2014 in Scarborough, UK, exploring the German naval raids on Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool in December 1914.
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Centenary update on remembrance of Coronel and Falklands battles
Descendants of British and German First World War sailors took part in commemorations on December 8th 2014 marking the Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands 100 years ago.
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‘All Together Now’ – Christmas truce song aims for Number One in the charts
‘All Together Now’, the hit single inspired by the Christmas truce, has been released as a new track to mark the centenary of the 1914 ceasefires on the Western Front.
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Dassault Aviation to sponsor renovations of the Verdun Memorial
Dassault Aviation signed a sponsorship agreement with the French First World War Centenary Partnership on December 16th 2014 to help renovate the Verdun Memorial.
Continue readingConcert marking the end of the centenary commemorations of the Sambre in Fosse-la-Ville, Belgium.
A concert making the end of the centenary commemorations of the Sambre in Oret, Belgium, during mid-December 2014.
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Centenary Update: more photos of centenary event at Scarborough
Here are more Centenary News photos of today’s remembrance event in Scarborough – 100 years after the bombardment of the town.
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Scarborough remembers the bombardment of the seaside town 100 years ago today
Centenary News reports from the British seaside town of Scarborough – where a remembrance event was held this morning (Tuesday December 16th 2014), exactly a 100 years after the town was shelled by German destroyers.
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Centenary Update: Hartlepool also marks bombardment with day of commemorations
As well as events in Scarborough, tributes were also paid today to the 130 people who were killed when German warships attacked the port of Hartlepool on December 16th 1914.
Continue reading100 years on: remembering the raids on England’s North Sea coast
Commemorations are being held in Scarborough and Hartlepool on December 16th 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of their bombardment by the Imperial German Navy.
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Reflections on the Scarborough bombardment remembrance event
On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here’s his personal reflections of his visit.
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