News – Page 125 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

First Zeppelin raid on London remembered

The first air raid on London during the Great War has been remembered with the unveiling of a new plaque on a house bombed by a Zeppelin 100 years ago.

June 2, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Online project explores Middle Eastern front during First World War

Cardiff University is leading the project ‘Vews of an Antique Land’ that aims to bring attention to the First World War campaigns in Egypt and Palestine, and honour the men who fought in them.

June 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for May 2015

The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering May 1915.

June 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Russians ousted from Przemyśl

German and Austro-Hungarian forces recaptured the fortress town of Przemyl in southern Poland on June 3rd 1915.

June 4, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Stirling marks centenary of Scottish soldiers landing at Gallipoli

The Scottish city of Stirling hosts national commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arriving in Gallipoli.

June 8, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Update: CWGC starts Thiepval restoration

Major works are starting to restore the Thiepval Memorial ahead of next year’s Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations.

June 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

US launches design contest for World War l Memorial in Washington

The US World War One Centennial Commission has launched a design competition for a national memorial to American troops who fought in the First World War.

June 12, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Rare Zeppelin air raid warning ‘mirror’ saved on English coast

A rare example of a First World War air raid warning system has been restored on England’s North Sea coast after years of neglect.

June 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Auckland War Memorial Museum creates community lead online cenotaph

Auckland War Memorial Museum is leading a community driven online cenotaph to commemorate those from the New Zealand province who served in the First World War.

June 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Verdun Centenary – France remembers on May 29 2016

France will hold international commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest actions of the First World War, on May 29th 2016.