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October 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First 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.

End Date: 22 Oct 2014

October 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

New course explores impact of First World War on history of flight

An online course exploring the evolution of air power in the First World War is launched in October 2014 by Birmingham University, in association with the RAF Museum and the BBC.

October 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

UK National Archives launch First World War film competition

The National Archives in the UK has chosen the First World War as this year’s theme for a short film competition, using its collections to inspire budding film makers.

October 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

£92,000 UK lottery grant announced for project remembering Edith Cavell

The story of the executed First World War Nurse, Edith Cavell, is to be told by the Cavell Nurses’ Trust with a grant totalling almost £92,000 from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund.

October 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Lille occupied

The French city of Lille fell to the German Army on October 13th 1914 after coming under attack in the fighting known as the ‘Race to the Sea.”

October 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for September 2014

The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering September 1914.

October 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Poet Andrew Motion to read at Leeds University Centenary commemorations

The former UK Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion, will be taking part in events marking the First World War Centenary at Leeds University on October 22nd 2014.

October 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

The UK National Archives releases interactive online map to reveal the global reach of the First World War

Launched in the summer of 2014, First World War: A Global View, is part of UK’s National Archives’ ongoing Centenary programme. First World War 100 is designed to help members of the public search through First World War records.

October 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers remembered at Leicester University

Sikh and Commonwealth soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War will be remembered in a lecture series at Leicester University on October 18th 2014.

End Date: 18 Oct 2014

October 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Ireland to take part in UK Cenotaph service on Remembrance Sunday

The Irish Government will a wreath for the first time at the Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday ceremony in London on November 9th 2014.