This foliage sculpture of a soldier stands in Chelmsford, Essex. Created by the city council for the final WW1 Centenary year, Tommy’s vigil will continue until claimed by approaching winter frosts. (Photo: Centenary News)
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Poppy sculpture ‘Wave’ in Centenary finale at IWM North
Wave, one of the touring Tower of London poppy sculptures, is going on display at Imperial War Museums’ waterfront site in Manchester, its final stop of the First World War Centenary.
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‘Diggers & Doughboys’ – special exhibition at US National WWI Museum
A century of military ties between Australia and America, beginning on the Western Front in 1918, is explored through art in a new exhibition opening at the US National WWI Museum & Memorial, Kansas City.
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St Mihiel Campaign – The US First Army goes into battle
The newly created First Army of the American Expeditionary Force went into battle for the first time in northeast France on 12 September 1918, as Patrick Gregory explains.
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St Mihiel Campaign – The US First Army goes into battle
The newly created First Army of the American Expeditionary Force went into battle for the first time in northeast France on 12 September 1918, as Patrick Gregory explains.
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100 Years Ago – Last Push against Bulgaria from Salonika
Allied troops started their final advance on the Macedonian Front on 15 September 1918, knocking Bulgaria out of the First World War two weeks later.
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Call for Papers -The First World War: Past, Present, Future
The First World War Network of early career and postgraduate researchers is seeking papers for a conference in Edinburgh in June 2019 embracing multiple aspects of WW1.
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New Zealand events marking Le Quesnoy Centenary
New Zealand announces more details of events taking place in France on November 4 to mark the centenary of its last major First World War action – the liberation of Le Quesnoy.
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A Guide to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Publisher’s Description:’This guidebook is intended to show you some of the CWGC’s treasures – to tell you more about a well-loved organisation and who they commemorate. Trails for tours around Ieper (Ypres), Gallipoli, The Somme and The ‘Forgotten Front’ are included in detail.’
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Project launches to trace WW1 Belgian refugees
Researchers are trying to discover more about the stories of 250,000 refugees who came to Britain from Belgium after Germany invaded in August 1914.
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