A human chain will line up across former battlefields in Northern France on October 18th 2014 to highlight a 'forgotten front' of the First World War.
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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.
Continue readingFirst 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.
Continue readingSport 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.
Continue reading‘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.
Continue readingDouble 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.
Continue readingMajor 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.
Continue readingMajor 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.
Continue reading‘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.
Continue readingThe 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.
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