First World War Centenary News Archive

December 11, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Jutland Centenary: Descendants invited to UK commemorations

Relatives of First World War sailors are invited to attend Britain’s commemorations in Orkney marking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland in 2016.

December 14, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

HMS Hampshire memorial project: full list of 746 names published

The names have been released of all the men who’ll be remembered on a new memorial to the loss of the British warship, HMS Hampshire, off Orkney in June 1916.

December 15, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Tea’s up for Talbot House Centenary

The cheer offered to WW1 British soldiers 100 years ago when Talbot House first opened its doors in Belgium was today remembered on the streets of London and Manchester.

December 15, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Finalists’ designs for new US World War I Memorial showcased in Washington

America’s Centennial Commission is exhibiting the finalists’ entries in the design competition for the planned National World War I Memorial in Washington.

December 18, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

From Scapa Flow to Portsmouth – Jutland guns to feature at 2016 centenary exhibition

Guns that saw action at the Battle of Jutland will be among exhibits at the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s centenary exhibition, opening in May 2016.

December 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: Sir Douglas Haig takes over British command on the Western Front

General Sir Douglas Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as commander-in-chief of British forces in France and Flanders on December 19th 1915.

December 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

A soldier’s story of the first hours of the Somme – rediscovered by local historian

Former BBC journalist Howard Benson has unearthed the story of a British army tunneller who witnessed one of the enormous explosions launching the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916.

December 19, 2015 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: Sir Douglas Haig becomes British Army chief on Western Front

19th December 1915: General Sir Douglas Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as commander-in-chief of British forces on the Western Front.

December 20, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: Last Allied soldiers leave Anzac Cove & Suvla

The withdrawal of Allied troops from Suvla and Anzac Cove on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula was completed on December 20th 1915.

December 20, 2015 CN Editorial TeamResources

HMS Hampshire memorial project: full list of 746 names available online

The names have been released of all the men who'll be remembered on a new memorial to the loss of the British warship, HMS Hampshire, off Orkney in June 1916.