A reminder from Centenary News of some of the many Battle of Jutland Centenary commemorations taking place on May 31st 2016.
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Somme Centenary – Battlefield photos at City of London exhibition
Michael St Maur Sheil's evocative photographs of First World War landscapes return to London on June 1st 2016 for an exhibition in Guildhall Yard marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary.
Continue readingOrkney service remembers all those lost on HMS Hampshire
A remembrance service in the Orkney Islands on June 5th 2016 will pay tribute to more than 700 men lost in the sinking of the British warship, HMS Hampshire.
Continue readingIWM highlights 1916 Somme film for Centenary
The pioneering war documentary,The Battle of the Somme, is at the centre of commemorative events planned by Imperial War Museums (IWM) to mark the centenary of the 1916 offensive.
Continue readingNight vigils launch Somme Centenary commemorations
Public vigils will be held overnight across the UK on June 30th 2016 to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
Continue readingSomme Centenary: UK two-minute silence on July 1
Britain will observe two minutes of silence at 7.28 am on Friday July 1st 2016, marking the start of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.
Continue readingSomme Centenary – UK remembers in Manchester
Manchester hosts the UK's national commemorations marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary on July 1st 2016.
Continue readingCentenary of the Battle of the Somme: Commemorations in Thiepval & Manchester
The start of Battle of the Somme will be remembered on July 1st 2016 with an Anglo-French service at the Thiepval Memorial, and a day of UK national commemorative events in Manchester.
Continue reading‘Wounded’ – WW1 medical advances explored
Centenary News visits a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London, highlighting the medical challenges posed by the advent of industrialised warfare in 1914-18.
Continue readingDaily remembrance at Thiepval marking Somme Centenary
The Royal British Legion and Commonwealth War Graves Commission host a daily remembrance ceremony at Thiepval at 11am GMT (12 CET) from July 2nd – November 18th, the duration of the Battle of the Somme.
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