First World War Centenary News Archive

February 13, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Efforts to provide headstones for unmarked war graves in Tasmania

936 ABC Hobart reports that a historian is making efforts to provide headstones for unmarked First World War graves in Tasmania, Australia.

February 13, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War collection under threat in Northern Ireland

News Letter reports that original First World War equipment and artefacts are under threat of being sent overseas due to funding issues.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Name added to Scottish National Memorial after 95 years

Deadline reports that a Scottish soldier from the First World War has had his name added to the National Memorial, 95 years after receiving a fatal gunshot wound.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War Valentine’s letter discovered

The Chillicothe Gazette reports that a man carrying out renovations on his home in Chillicothe, Ohio, USA, has discovered a Valentine’s letter and photographs from the First World War.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

A woman speaks of her experiences of falling in love with a soldier during the First World War

New Zealand History Online highlights a Spectrum interview with a woman who speaks about falling in love with a soldier during the First World War.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Harold Skilling’s letters from the First World War

A blog featuring the letters of Harold Skilling, who served in the 5th Field Ambulance Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, and then joined the Royal Flying Corps.

February 14, 2013 CN Editorial TeamResources

Harold Skilling’s letters from the First World War

A blog featuring the letters of Harold Skilling, who served in the 5th Field Ambulance Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, and then joined the Royal Flying Corps.

February 15, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Information about Scottish rugby player & First World War casualty to be made available at memorial with new technology

The Scotsman reports that new hi-tech information panels will be installed at Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

February 15, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War Nurse’s suitcase discovered at Abertay University, Scotland

Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, has announced that a nurse’s suitcase, dating from the First World War, has been discovered at the back of a cupboard in the university Psychology department.

February 15, 2013 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Letters from the First World War of Private Edward Ray Jackson

A blog featuring the letters of Private Edward Ray Jackson, who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.