The centenary of an Allied air raid on the German city of Freiburg in October 1916 is marked with an article in the Badische Zeitung newspaper.
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Book Review – An American on the Western Front
‘A story both illuminating and intensely moving’ – CN reviewer Andy Moreton on this collection of the First World War letters of Californian student Clifford Kimber, edited and narrated by Patrick Gregory & Elizabeth Nurser.
Continue readingThe Somme remembered in Trinidad & Tobago
A statue honouring those who fell at the Battle of the Somme will be unveiled at the Chaguaramas Military History and Aerospace Museum in Trinidad & Tobago on 10 October 2016.
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CWGC launches Somme battlefield guide
Centenary News reports from an event at the Canadian High Commission in London, marking publication of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Somme Battlefield Companion.
Continue reading‘The Price of a Mile’ – Anaesthesia during the Battle of the Somme
The Price of a Mile, an exhibition honouring doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to wounded soldiers on the Somme, opened at the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre in London with a lecture by military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew.
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‘Far From the Western Front’ – Exhibition focussing on South Asian soldiers in WW1
An exhibition highlighting the First World War service of more than 1.5 million South Asian soldiers opens at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 5 November 2016.
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Leicester University remembers fallen soldier commemorated with its founding
Archive material has uncovered one of the stories that inspired Leicester University’s foundation as a ‘living memorial’ to the dead of the First World War.
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Munitions site protected in tribute to women killed in WW1 blast
The UK Government has protected the site of a First World War munitions factory in Leeds where 35 women were killed in an explosion in December 1916.
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Canadian War Museum acquires ship’s wheel from Halifax blast survivor HMCS Niobe
One of the few surviving artefacts from an historic Canadian warship caught up in a First World War disaster is joining the Canadian War Museum’s collections in Ottawa.
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Mission Centenaire seeks WW1 Centenary projects for 2017
French Centenary organisation Mission Centenaire has outlined major anniversary themes for 2017 as it invites next year’s WW1 projects to apply for endorsement.
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