News – Page 11 – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

International Centenary Conference

An international conference, ‘Perspectives on the ‘Great’ War’,will take place in London in 2014.

End Date: 04 Aug 2014

January 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Russian memories of war

In an interview with NewsBalt, the Russian Association of World War I Heroes talks about the Centenary in Russia.

January 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Peace garden project

A student at Sandbach School, England, has launched a ‘Peace Garden Project’, to commemorate former pupils who fought in the First World War.

January 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

RAF Museum to digitise records

The RAF Museum in London, England, is set to digitise and make available to the public 300,000 First World War personnel records.

January 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Former Military chaplain to chair Scottish Commemorations Panel

The Scottish Government has announced a former military chaplain will lead Scotland’s Centenary commemoration programme.

January 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Map of Tynemouth’s war victims

The Evening Chronicle highlights a map plotting households in Tynemouth, England, that lost family members in the First World War.

January 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Humorous letters from the trenches

A series of letters published in the British newspaper The Daily Mail, written by a soldier, reveal a dry sense of humour from the trenches.

January 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Antique camera’s First World War secrets

9 News has reported that an antique camera purchased in America contained photographs from the First World War.

January 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Leicestershire County Council to decide Centenary plans

The Loughborough Echo reports that an English City Council is to decide if it will support a Heritage Lottery Fund bid for its local Centenary programme.

January 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Welsh soldier’s letters home

The BBC reports that a writer has uncovered insightful letters written by a middle-ranking Welsh officer from the First World War.