News – Page 105 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tower of London poppies – some will stay throughout November 2014

Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, announces today that some of the ceramic poppies at the Tower of London will stay on view until the end of November 2014, before starting a First World War Centenary tour.

November 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Events held around UK to mark the first Remembrance Sunday during 2014-18 Centenary

Remembrance Sunday events are being held today at the Cenotaph in London and at memorials in cities, towns and villages throughout the UK.

November 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: German cruiser hunt ends with Indian Ocean battle

The pursuit of the German cruiser, SMS Emden, across the Indian Ocean during the First World War ended on November 9th 1914 when it was attacked by the Royal Australian Navy.

November 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Poppies light up Big Ben on first Centenary Remembrance Sunday

Images of falling poppies were projected onto the Big Ben clocktower at the Houses of Parliament in London to mark Remembrance Sunday in the UK on November 9th 2014.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Prime Minister joins WFA in Armistice Day remembrance at the Cenotaph, London

British Prime Minister David Cameron took part in the Western Front Association’s annual remembrance service at the Cenotaph on November 11th 2014, the first Armistice Day of the Great War Centenary.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day: International First World War memorial opens in France

The 96th anniversary of the Armistice today is being marked in France with the inauguration of a new memorial at Notre Dame de Lorette, near Vimy.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Somaliland marks First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission reports that in East Africa, the Centenary of the First World War was remembered at Hargeisa War Cemetery, Somaliland.

November 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Planting of last Tower of London poppy draws thousands on Armistice Day

Huge crowds flocked to the Tower of London for the planting of the final ceramic poppy on November 11th 2014, the 96th anniversary of the Armistice ending the First World War.

November 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Lusitania: The War at the Mouth of the Mersey’ Audio Installation

Working in association with Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Theatre in the Rough Festival, a group of writers in the Merseyside region of England have researched stories about the Lusitania, and created a series of audio dramas which are currently touring in a bespoke sound installation.

November 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

World War One European Union event held in Brussels

The Event, ‘Overcoming the tragedy- from WW1 to the building of the European Union’, was held on November 4 2014.