A torchlight march launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
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New exhibition: ‘Politics & Sacrifice: NSW Parliament and the Anzacs’
The Parliament of New South Wales will mark the Centenary with a free public exhibition titled 'Politics & Sacrifice: NSW Parliament and the Anzacs', exploring the political aspects of the Great War.
Continue reading‘Propaganda and War’ – First World War Centenary exhibition in Istanbul
The Centenary is being marked in Turkey with an exhibition of First World War Ottoman documents and memorabilia at Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations in Istanbul.
Continue readingCobh, Ireland, commemorates the sinking of RMS Lusitania
The passenger liner Lusitania, sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915, will be remembered with a series of events in the Irish port of Cobh, starting on February 1st 2015.
Continue readingWomen of Empire exhibition launches
An exhibition which celebrates the contribution of women from Australia and New Zealand who served in the First World War will be launched in Geelong, Victoria on 20 February 2015.
Continue readingACMI exhibition, War Pictures: Australians at the Cinema 1914-1918
To commemorate the Centenary of the First World War, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), in association with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, will present 'War Pictures: Australians at the Cinema 1914-1918'.
Continue readingBattle of Neuve Chapelle Centenary: France pays tribute to role of Indian troops
Events start in France on March 10th 2015 to remember the Indian soldiers who fought alongside the British Army at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle 100 years ago.
Continue readingNeuve Chapelle Centenary: Ceremony in France at CWGC Indian Memorial
Indian representatives take part in commemorations in France on March 13th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
Continue readingFranco-German exhibition explores First World War in the Upper Rhine
A travelling exhibition looks at life in the border region of Baden, Germany and Alsace, France during the First World War. Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Baden-Baden.
Continue readingAustralia hosts international Gallipoli conference
Leading First World War historians mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings at a major international conference in Australia from March 18-20th 2015.
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