First World War Centenary News Archive

July 8, 2013 CN Editorial TeamOrganisations

Australians on the Western Front 1914-1918: The Australian Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium

The Australian Government is developing a ‘Remembrance Trail’ in France and Belgium, as part of its efforts to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Remains of three unknown First World War South African soldiers buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium

Flanders News has filmed the burial service of three First World War South African soldiers, which were discovered in 2011.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Heritage Lottery Fund provides £1.1 million to York Castle Museum for ‘1914: When the World Changed Forever’

The BBC reports that Heritage Lottery Fund has provided York Castle Museum, England, with a £1.1 million grant for an exhibtion about the outbreak of the First World War.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

British Field Marshal Douglas Haig’s First World War diary added to UNESCO register

British Field Marshal Douglas Haig’s First World War diary has been added to the UK Memory of the World Register.

July 9, 2013 CN Editorial TeamVideos

London’s Cenotaph restored for Centenary: Centenary News speaks to English Heritage

Centenary News has filmed the Cenotaph in London, where restoration work has been carried out in preparation for the Centenary of the First World War.

July 10, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Video: London’s Cenotaph restored for First World War Centenary – Centenary News speaks to English Heritage

Centenary News has filmed the Cenotaph in London, where restoration work has been carried out in preparation for the Centenary of the First World War.

July 11, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

New Zealand Dance Company to present ‘Rotunda’ for Anzac Centenary

The New Zealand Dance Company is producing Rotunda, a piece of work to coincide with the Anzac Centenary.

July 11, 2013 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Portuguese Universidade Nova de Lisboa to host ‘Africa and the First World War’ conference

The Portuguese Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, is to host a conference exploring the role Africa played in the First World War and how this influenced its standing in imperial and global politics.

July 12, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Welsh Mametz Wood red dragon memorial to be restored for First World War Centenary

The BBC reports that the Mametz Wood memorial in northern France, dedicated to Welsh troops who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, is to be restored.

July 12, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Residents of Rajasthan’s Pali district, India, oppose plans for Turkish First World War memorial

The Hindustan Times reports that residents of Sumerpur in Rajasthan’s Pali district in India are opposing plans by the Turkish Government to establish a First World War memorial in the area.