More than 30 beaches across the UK and Republic of Ireland will be hosting Danny Boyle’s 14-18 NOW Armistice Centenary event, remembering those who left to serve in the First World War.
Continue readingArmistice Centenary – German President invited to UK Cenotaph Service
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will become the first German leader to lay a wreath at Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, the UK Government confirms.
Continue reading‘Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War’ charted in new online resource
The Maritime Archaeology Trust has released an interactive map, bringing together the results of its centenary investigation into hundreds of WW1 shipwreck sites off England’s south coast.
Continue reading‘Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War’ charted online
An interactive map from the Maritime Archaeology Trust makes available the results of its four year investigation into hundreds of WW1 shipwreck sites off England's south coast.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: Armistice of Mudros
30th October 1918: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
31st October 1918: The Austro-Hungarian Empire is officially dissolved.
Continue readingArmistice Centenary events update – November 2018
An update on some of the national, international and local commemorations coming up to mark the end of the First World War 100 years ago this month.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: Armistice of Villa Giusti
3rd November 1918: The Armistice of Villa Giusti is signed. (which took effect 24 hours after being signed) saw the end of hostilities between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Continue readingNew Zealand commemorates 1918 liberation of Le Quesnoy
New Zealanders gathered in the French town of Le Quesnoy on 4 November 2018 for events commemorating the 100th anniversary of their last major action of the First World War.
Continue readingCentenary tribute to Wilfred Owen on the Sambre-Oise Canal
Centenary News joined a commemorative procession in Northern France on November 4, honouring the poet and soldier Wilfred Owen, 100 years to the day after he was killed in action in one of the last battles of the First World War.
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