First World War Centenary News Archive

Birmingham Bach Choir’s New Commission for WW1 Commemoration

The Birmingham Bach Choir has commissioned a new orchestral work to commemorate the Great war.

A Wiltshire-based local history group, establishes the The Wylye Valley 1914 Project to commemorate the Centenary of World War 1.

The Tunnelling Company Descendants Remember the Forgotten Heroes.

An international conference on Ford Madox Ford’s WW1 tetralogy, Parade’s End, will take place in London this September.

End Date: 23 May 2012

The Great War Remembered project website offers information and educational records on the theme of WW1.

A database of military records of soldiers who participated in the Great War.

A Belgian article explores the many reasons for which the centenary needs to be commemorated in Wallonia.

The BBC has a selection of audio stories read by actors that
give an insight into the life of a soldier during World War One.

The New Zealand Herald reports a government announcement about New Zealand’s World War One Centenary funding.

British PM, David Cameron, has announced the British Government’s plans to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War in 2014.