The Shorncliffe Trust is hosting a special remembrance event in the UK honouring forces from across the globe who carried out essential labouring duties for the Allied armies during the Great War.
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Schools’ WW1 Centenary quilt display in Cardiff​
Two commemorative quilts designed and handmade by 130 Monmouthshire schoolchildren for the First World War Centenary are on display at the Welsh Assembly's Pierhead Futures Gallery.
Continue readingDoullens marks Foch Centenary
The French town of Doullens will be hosting events in March to commemorate General Ferdinand Foch's appointment as Allied commander-in-chief.
Continue readingFoch Centenary commemoration – London
Britain and France will jointly commemorate the centenary of Ferdinand Foch becoming Allied Commander at a ceremony in London on 26 March 2018.
Continue readingPortugal remembers its role in Battle of the Lys
Portugal will hold commemorations in France on April 9 for its troops who fought at the Battle of the Lys in spring 1918.
Continue readingZeebrugge Raid Centenary – ‘Battle for the North Sea’ exhibition in Bruges
The crucial struggle waged between the British navy and the Flanders-based German submarine fleet during the First World War is explored in a new exhibition, opening in Bruges on April 21.
Continue readingZeebrugge Raid Centenary events in Dover
The 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid is being marked in the UK with special events in Dover on April 23.
Continue readingTroopships Tuscania & Otranto remembered on Islay
International commemorations will be held on the Scottish island of Islay on May 4 to remember those who died on HMS Tuscania and HMS Otranto in 1918, many of them US soldiers.
Continue readingAmerica commemorates Marne battle of Belleau Wood
On US Memorial Day, a Centennial ceremony will be held at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery to commemorate the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Continue readingSpectacular flypast celebrates RAF Centenary
One of Britain’s biggest flypasts in recent years took place over London on July 10 as the Royal Air Force marked the 100th anniversary of its founding during the First World War.
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