CN Editorial Team – Page 136 – First World War Centenary News Archive

April 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

French Museum recaptures the music and sounds of the First World War

A special exhibition devoted to the sounds of the First World War is taking place at the Historial Museum of the Great War in Péronne, close to the Somme battlefields in Northern France.

April 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

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 and Humanitarian Assistance', in Yerevan, Armenia.

April 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

University of Ulster: stories needed for First World War legacy project

Researchers at the University of Ulster are encouraging community groups to take part in a major international research project on the First World War and its legacy.

April 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand announces $9.1 million lottery cash for First World War Centenary projects

Eighty projects commemorating New Zealand’s role in the First World War have been awarded NZ$ 9.1 million in the latest lottery grants.

April 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Canadian orchestra to mark First World War Centenary with UK concert tour

A leading Canadian orchestra will tour the UK in October 2014 to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War and celebrate the close ties between the two nations.

April 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Singing at Menin Gate will stir First World War family memories for London choristers

Members of the London Pro Arte Choir are due to travel to Ypres in July 2014 to sing under the Menin Gate, bringing back memories of past relatives who fought in the First World War.

Author: Mike Swain

April 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Singing at Menin Gate will stir First World War family memories for London choristers

Members of the London Pro Arte Choir are due to travel to Ypres in July 2014 to sing under the Menin Gate, bringing back memories of past relatives who fought in the First World War.

April 24, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘The Battle of the Sambre and Meuse’ conference, Belgium

The University of Namur and En Envor are organising an international conference entitled 'The Battle of the Sambre and Meuse, August 1914. German, Belgian and French Perspectives on armies, memorials and representations'

End Date: 26 Apr 2014

April 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Anzac Day: Prince William and Catherine take part in Australia’s commemorations of Gallipoli campaign

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, have taken part in Anzac Day ceremonies in the Australian capital, Canberra, marking the 99th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Canadian War Museum obtains bravery medal of First World War sailor killed in 1917 Halifax blast

The Canadian War Museum has acquired the second of two gallantry medals awarded to Canadian sailors who were killed in the Halifax explosion during the First World War.