News – Page 117 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Northern Ireland Office marks Decade of Centenaries with events

Northern Ireland Office press release on centenary events.

March 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

British author accuses media of ignoring black contribution to First World War

British historian Stephen Bourne has accused British broadcasters and newspapers of ignoring his latest book on black British history.

March 17, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: talks, music & poetry in Ireland to remember 1915 campaign

The Irish broadcaster, RTE, and organisers of the Hay literary festival in Kells are to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings with a programme of talks, music and poetry from April 24-26th 2015.

End Date: 26 Apr 2015

March 18, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Allied naval assault on the Dardanelles

An armada of British and French warships attempted to force the Turkish Dardanelles Strait on March 18th 1915.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Turkey starts programme of events to mark Centenary of Gallipoli campaign

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads commemoration of Gallipoli campaign.

March 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Faces of Conflict: Exeter exhibition explores impact of First World War on facial reconstructive surgery and art

Exeter museum hosts exhibition exploring facial reconstruction surgery and art in the wake of the First World War.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary lookahead – Ypres gas attack remembrance, April 2015

Commemorations marking the first large-scale chemical weapons attack in the Great War will take place in Belgium on April 22nd 2015, the 100th anniversary of the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

March 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Russians capture fortress of Przemyśl

The Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemyl in Galicia (present-day Poland) fell to Russian forces on March 22nd 1915 after a siege lasting more than four months.

March 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘Walk of Peace’- border trail between Italy and Slovenia commemorates the Isonzo Front

Italy and Slovenia launched a cross-border trail, the Walk of Peace, on March 21st 2015 to remember the battles on the Isonzo Front during the First World War.