First World War Centenary News Archive

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

ANZAC Day in Zonnebeke, Belgium

To mark the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli, the Memorial Museum Passchendaele will be holding a two-day event that will commemorate the event.

End Date: 26 Apr 2015

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Gallipoli Centenary draws record Anzac Day crowds

Tributes have been paid in Turkey and around the world to all those who fought in the Gallipoli campaign 100 years ago.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Gallipoli Centenary: Remembrance at Edinburgh Castle, April 25

The service charity, Legion Scotland, hosts commemorations at Edinburgh Castle on April 25th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of April 25 international events

A Centenary News summary of the major international commemorations taking place today (April 25th 2015) to remember the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

End Date: 25 Apr 2015

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Gallipoli Centenary: UK remembrance at the Cenotaph, Whitehall

Descendants of soldiers who fought at Gallipoli take part in commemorations in London on April 25th 2015 marking the Centenary of the Allied attack on Turkey.

End Date: 25 Apr 2015

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: The Gallipoli Campaign

25th April 1915: The Gallipoli landings begin.

April 26, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Isaac Rosenberg statue appeal fundraising event

On Sunday 26 April, the Jewish East End Celebration Society is hosting an event to fund-raise for the planned statue in memory of the war poet Isaac Rosenberg.

End Date: 26 Apr 2015

April 27, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Gallipoli: from the Depths to the Trenches’ – exhibition in Istanbul

An exhibition marking the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, curated by Turkish documentary maker Sava Karaka, runs at the Isbank Museum, Istanbul, until August 15th 2015.

April 27, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Article: The scientists who worked to defeat poison gas

One hundred years after the first use of chemical gas during the First World War, Guardian writer Simon Jones explores the frantic work by British scientists to find a quick and effective way to counter the deadly results.