First World War Centenary News Archive

February 22, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Ulster Unionist Party peer calls for HMS Caroline to play central role in First World War commemorations

Lord Empey, of Northern Ireland’s Ulster Unionist Party, has called for the last surviving warship of the First World War to play a central role in Northern Ireland’s commemorations of the conflict.

February 22, 2013 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Nigeria’s dual centenary

The all Africa website has highlighted an article on Nigeria’s dual centenary in 2014: the marking of the outbreak of the First World War and also the founding of the modern Nigerian state.

February 22, 2013 CN Editorial TeamOrganisations

Heritage Hub – University of Hertfordshire

The University of Hertfordshire’s Heritage Hub programme focuses on supporting and developing community history and heritage projects, including First World War initiatives.

February 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Interactive map of Toronto’s First World War dead

Global Toronto has highlighted an interactive map which shows the Canadian city of Toronto’s war dead from the conflict of 1914-18.

February 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

New memorial site sought for “forgotten” First World War soldiers

The BBC interviews co-founder of the ‘In From The Cold Project’, as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission searches for new memorial site for “forgotten” First World War soldiers.

February 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Britain’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission signs Centenary agreements with French and German counterparts

The British Commonwealth War Graves Commission has signed agreements with its French and German counterparts to work in co-operation with them to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

February 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamResources

First World War burials by country resource developed

World War One: Continuations and Beginnings, working with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, has developed a spreadsheet identifying the amount of First World War burials by country.