First World War Centenary News Archive

May 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Accrington Pals Centenary project receives initial funding support from Heritage Lottery Fund

Plans to commemorate the Accrington Pals have received “initial [funding] support” from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as part of a wider plan to restore the Accrington town centre, Lancashire, England.

May 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Massey University Foundation receives $500,000 grant for three volumes of Centenary History of New Zealand

The Massey University Foundation has received a $500,000 grant in lottery funding towards three volumes of ‘the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War’ project.

May 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamVideos

Commemoration panel discusses global plans for the Centenary of the First World War

Centenary conference held at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, USA, sees a multinational panel discusses global plans for the Centenary.

May 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Is Australia “making a mess” of its First World War commemoration plans?

The Australian publishes an article written by Jeffrey Grey, Professor of History at the UNSW, Canberra, in which he expresses his concerns about how Australian state commemorations are being handled.

May 5, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

London’s Cenotaph under restoration in preparation for First World War Centenary

English Heritage has announced that it is restoring the Cenotaph in London in preparation for the Centenary of the First World War next year.

May 6, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Historians concerned the UK Government’s Centenary commemoration “focuses on British defeats”

The Telegraph reports that British historians and campaigners have “criticised” the “tone” of plans and the preparedness of the UK to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

May 6, 2013 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Historians concerned the UK Government’s Centenary commemoration “focuses on British defeats”

The Telegraph reports that British historians and campaigners have "criticised" the "tone" of plans and the preparedness of the UK to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

May 7, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Call for papers for ‘The Battle of the Sambre and Meuse’ conference, Belgium, 2014

Namur Univeristy & En Envor organise international conference: ‘The Battle of the Sambre and Meuse, August 1914. German, Belgian & French Perspectives on armies, memorials & representations’.

May 8, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Whangarei Art Museum, New Zealand, receives funding for ‘Living Remembrance Floral Carpet’ project to mark Centenary

Whangarei Art Museum, New Zealand, announces $12,000 funding from the Lottery towards the creation of “five living floral commemorative carpets” for Centenary.

May 9, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

HMS Caroline receives support from Heritage Lottery Fund to serve as “floating museum”

The Heritage Lottery Fund announces its “initial support” to safeguard the future of the First World War British warship, HMS Caroline, with £845,600 funding secured.