First World War Centenary News Archive

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘The Caribbean’s Great War’ – Centenary project remembers West Indian soldiers

The contribution made by Caribbean soldiers to the Allies in the First World War is being given further recognition in a series of initiatives by the West India Committee in the UK.

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Jutland Centenary naval lecture series for 2016 in London

A series of lectures about the British navy in the First World World War will be held at the Army & Navy Club, London, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

January 7, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

Somme Centenary: February ticket deadline for July 1 Lochnagar ceremony

Ticket applications for admission to the Somme Centenary commemorations at Lochnagar Crater in France will close on February 15th 2016, organisers announce.

January 8, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Tourism and the First World War 1914-2014’ – Call for papers

Researchers in France are seeking articles for a book about the history of tourism during and after the First World War in Europe.

January 9, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

100 Years Ago Today: The Gallipoli campaign ends

The last Allied positions were evacuated at Cape Helles on January 9th 1916, ending the controversial Gallipoli campaign.

January 9, 2016 CN Editorial TeamAnniversaries

Centenary Anniversary: Gallipoli campaign ends

9th January 1916: The last Allied positions were evacuated at Cape Helles on January 9th 1916, ending the controversial Gallipoli campaign.

January 12, 2016 CN Editorial TeamBooks

A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War

Publisher’s Description:’In this extraordinarily powerful and diverse selection of diaries, letters and memories, the testament from ordinary people whose lives were transformed are set alongside extracts from names that have become synonymous with the war, such as Siegfried Sassoon and T.E. Lawrence. A Broken World is an original collection of personal and defining moments that offer an unprecedented insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.’

Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015

Author: Eds. Sebastian Faulks and Hope Wolf

January 13, 2016 CN Editorial TeamNews

WW1 hospital diaries go online from UK National Archives

The challenges of treating First World War casualties on the battlefield and at sea are revealed in newly-released online records from Britain’s National Archives.

January 14, 2016 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

100 Years Ago: Lancastrians reformed as Britain’s 55th Division on Western Front

CN contributor Paul Knight tells the story of the British Army’s West Lancashire Division, experienced Territorial soldiers reformed as the 55th Division in France in January 1916.

Author: Major Paul Knight

January 14, 2016 CN Editorial TeamArticles

100 Years Ago: Lancastrians reformed as Britain’s 55th Division on Western Front

CN contributor Paul Knight tells the story of the British Army's West Lancashire Division, experienced Territorial soldiers reformed as the 55th Division in France in January 1916.