First World War Centenary News Archive

September 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Kenya’s Coast Province prepares for influx of tourists during Centenary

Standard Digital reports that Kenyan hotels and tour operators have acknowledged an increase in bookings related to the First World War Centenary.

September 3, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Exhibition explores female poets of the First World War

An exhibition in Fleetwood, England, will explore the lives and works of female poets of the First World War in Autumn 2013.

September 4, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

British First World War PoW sees dying mother after deal with Kaiser

The Telegraph reports that a British PoW promised to return to captivity in Germany if he was given the opportunity to see his dying mother in England.

September 4, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

International conference in Armenia: ‘The Caucasian Frontline of the First World War’

The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences will host a conference entitled ‘The Caucasusian Frontline of the First World War: Genocide, Refugees & Humanitarian Assistance’.

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September 4, 2013 CN Editorial TeamEvents

‘Yorkshire and The Great War 100 year commemoration 2014–2018’ seminar

Leeds City Museum will host a seminar in September 2013 for groups and institutions which are planning to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in Yorkshire.

September 5, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Oklahoma recognises role of First World War Chocktaw Code Talkers as stretch of highway is renamed

NewsOK reports that a stretch of highway in Oklahoma, USA, will be renamed in honour of Native Americans who fought for America during the First World War.

September 5, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Campaign to plant poppies for First World War Centenary in English county goes global

A Facebook campaign by a man in Huntingdonshire, England, to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War, has led to plans for poppy fields to be sown around the world.