News – Page 102 – First World War Centenary News Archive

October 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Victoria Wallace becomes first woman to lead the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Victoria Wallace became the first woman Director General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) when she took up her post on October 20th 2014.

October 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary update: 15 British soldiers being reburied in France today

Fifteen British soldiers are being reburied today (October 22nd 2014) at a Commonwealth cemetery in France, 100 years after their deaths in fighting near the Belgian border.

October 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Pioneering footballer and WW1 soldier Walter Tull honoured with plaque in London

Walter Tull, the footballer who became the first black officer in the British Army during the First World War, has been honoured with a commemorative blue plaque in London.

October 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Lange Max Museum opens in Koeklare, Belgium, this weekend

The Lange Max Museum, a new project focussing on a German aspect of the First World War, opens in Belgium this weekend, October 25/26th 2014.

October 24, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary focus for Imperial War Museum’s 2014 short film awards

Films drawing on the Imperial War Museum’s First World War archives are given prominent billing in IWM’s Short Film Festival, which opened on October 23rd 2014.

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October 24, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Cenotaph vigil opens Royal British Legion’s 2014 Poppy Appeal

A sunrise to sunset vigil at the Cenotaph in London launched the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal on October 23rd 2014.

October 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Major Centenary events coming up today: Belgium

The Belgian Federal Government hosts international commemorations in Flanders on October 28th 2014 as part of its First World War Centenary programme.

October 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Trail of Poppies Expedition

From April 2015 Phil Brotherton will spend roughly three months travelling across 12 countries to raise money for the Royal British Legion and the German Volksbund.

October 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Historypin launches new First World War Centenary hub

The community history website Historypin launched its new First World War Centenary hub at a special event in the UK Houses of Parliament on October 22nd 2014.

October 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company 18 Pounder Gun Project

The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (RAAHC) has undertaken a project to deliver an original WW1 Quick Firing 18 Pounder gun and ammunition limber complete with horse team and gun detatchment.