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December 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Records of First World War Red Cross volunteers go online

The British Red Cross is giving online access to the records of thousands of people, some of them famous names, who served as volunteers during the First World War.

December 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: UN chief Ban Ki-moon pays Centenary tribute

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, paid tribute to the Christmas truce on December 5th 2014 at a commemorative event hosted by the UK and German missions to the UN.

December 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Archaeologists survey Britain’s largest airfield during First World War

Archaeologists in the UK have completed the first comprehensive survery of RAF Narborough, a military aerodrome, the largest of its kind used during WW1.

December 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Blog talks of rethink about the role of the Indian soldiers in the First World War

Shashi Tharoor, an author and member of the Indian National Congress, has written a blog about the 1.3 million Indian troops who served in the First World War.

December 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 years on: remembering the raids on England’s North Sea coast

Commemorations and events are planned over the next week in Scarborough and Hartlepool to mark the 100th anniversary of the bombardments by the Imperial German Navy on December 16th 1914.

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December 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: European football chief unveils new memorial in Belgium today

UEFA President Michel Platini unveils European football’s memorial to the Christmas truce near Ploegsteert in Belgium today (December 11th 2014).

December 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News reports from Belgium on football’s day of Christmas truce remembrance

European football has paid tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Christmas truce, with the inauguration of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.

December 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Trench Brothers’ teaches schoolchildren about ethnic minority soldiers in the First World War

‘Trench Brothers’ is a First World War project for UK primary schools focusing on the role of ethnic minority soldiers and introducing the war through specially designed cross-curricular activities and lessons.

December 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary update on remembrance of Coronel and Falklands battles

Descendants of British and German First World War sailors took part in commemorations on December 8th 2014 marking the Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands 100 years ago.

December 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Dassault Aviation to sponsor renovations of the Verdun Memorial

Dassault Aviation signed a sponsorship agreement with the French First World War Centenary Partnership on December 16th 2014 to help renovate the Verdun Memorial.