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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Sketches of WW1 at sea through New Zealand eyes
Rare drawings of the First World War at sea by brothers Esmond and Hal Atkinson will be displayed at an exhibition in Petone, New Zealand, from 3-23 November 2016.
Continue reading‘Far From the Western Front’ – London exhibition focuses on South Asia’s WW1 soldiers
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.
Continue reading‘World War I and American Art’ – Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia
The first major exhibition devoted to exploring how American artists reacted to the First World War has opened in Philadelphia.
Continue readingUS WW1 museum explores German experiences on the Eastern Front
A new Eastern Front exhibition at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City is a timely reminder of an often overlooked aspect of the Great War, writes Patrick Gregory.
Continue readingNovember 2016 Armistice commemorations at Lens’ 14-18 Museum
A weekend of Armistice events at Lens'14-18 Museum includes a torchlight ceremony at the 'Ring of Remembrance' international memorial overlooking the former battlefields of Artois.
Continue readingCentenary News preview of 2017 WW1 anniversaries & events
Centenary News looks ahead to some of the major First World War anniversaries which will be remembered in 2017.
Continue reading2017 display dates for Tower of London Poppies
Six venues will host displays of the touring poppy installations, Wave and Weeping Window, in 2017.
Continue readingTicket ballot opens for Passchendaele Centenary commemorations at Tyne Cot
Descendants of those who fought at the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele are invited to apply for tickets to attend the UK's centenary commemorations in Belgium on 31 July 2017.
Continue reading‘War in the Sunshine’ – paintings & photos of the British campaign in Italy, 1917-18
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain's First World War Italian campaign.
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