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October 18, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers remembered at Leicester University

Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War will be remembered in a lecture series at Leicester University on October 18th 2014.

October 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Poet Andrew Motion reads at Leeds University Centenary commemorations

The former UK Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion, will be taking part in marking the First World War Centenary at Leeds University on October 22nd 2014.

End Date: 22 Oct 2014

October 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War ‘Race To The Sea’ British soldiers to be reburied

Fifteen British soldiers are to be reburied at a Commonwealth cemetery in France on October 22nd 2014, a century after they were killed in fighting near the Belgian border.

October 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Sport and the First World War to be marked at London Sports Writing Festival this week

The role of sportsmen in the First World War will be discussed at talks being held as part of the London Sports Writing Festival, starting on October 23rd 2014 at Lord's Cricket Ground.

October 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Double ceremony will take place on 25 October 2014 in Belgium

Visit Flanders announces that a double ceremony will take place on the 25 October 2014 to mark the centenary of the first battle of Ypres in the morrning and Zandvoorde in the afternoon.

End Date: 25 Oct 2014

October 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Barcelona, neutral zone (1914-1918)’ at the Joan Miró Foundation

The Joan Miró Foundation presents 'Barcelona, neutral zone (1914-1918),' an exhibition that aims to represent the visual Barcelona during the period of the First World War.

End Date: 15 Feb 2015

October 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Major Centenary events in Belgium

The Belgian Federal Government hosts international commemorations in Flanders on October 28th 2014 as part of its First World War Centenary programme.

End Date: 28 Oct 2014

October 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Major Anzac Centenary commemorations in Australia

A weekend of events in the Australian port of Albany from October 30th-November 2nd 2014 marks the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy 100 years ago.

November 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘World War I and the Jews’ Conference, United States of America

'World War I and the Jews' conference, organised by the Center for Jewish History, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and the American Jewish Historical Society.

November 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

The First World War: Perspectives of the Home Front

This one-day conference, presented by the Royal United Services Institute, will address ideas of the ‘Home Front’, with key themes ranging from social and political upheaval, mobilisation, civilian-military interaction, commemoration and linkages to contemporary developments, with the intention of adding to our wider understanding of the First World War.

End Date: 05 Nov 2014