First World War Centenary News Archive

January 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Dogger Bank in the North Sea

British warships sank the German cruiser, SMS Blücher, during the Battle of Dogger Bank on January 24th 1915.

January 26, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Sounds of the First World War play on at museum in the Somme

An exhibition devoted to the music and sounds of 1914-18 has been extended at the Museum of the Great War in Péronne, close to the Somme battlefields of northern France.

January 26, 2015 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

New First World War website reveals art and writing of German brothers

Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Germany on the discoveries which have inspired her to launch a new website devoted to the war experiences of the Kiefer brothers from Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe.

Author: Katherine Quinlan-Flatter

January 26, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

New First World War website reveals art and writing of German brothers

Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Germany on the discoveries which have inspired her to launch a new website devoted to the war experiences of the Kiefer brothers from Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe.

January 26, 2015 CN Editorial TeamResources

New First World War website reveals art and writing of German brothers

Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Germany on the discoveries which have inspired her to launch a new website devoted to the war experiences of the Kiefer brothers from Ettlingen, near Karlsruhe.

January 27, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Trunk discovery reveals British First World War soldier’s story

A trunk containing the belongings of a British First World War soldier has been found at a school in the UK town of Letchworth, after lying forgotten for decades.

January 29, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Commonwealth War Graves Commission releases new archive records to researchers

Archives relating to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have been made available to researchers and members of the public.

January 29, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

The Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, exhibits photography documenting legacy of the First World War

An exhibition of photographs in Miami by the Italian artist Luca Artioli, showing the remains of trenches on the Alpine Front, is on display until April 5th 2015.

January 29, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Call For Papers: Tourism, Leisure and War at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal

The Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal has issued a call for papers for its upcoming conference on Tourism, Leisure and War, which will be held from June 25th-27th 2015.

End Date: 27 Jun 2015

January 29, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Exhibition at the Museum of Ireland: ‘Recovered Voices- Stories of the Irish at War 1914 – 1915’

An exhibition has opened at the Collins Barracks branch of the National Museum of Ireland as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme, commemorating the involvement of Irish men and women in the First World War.