News – Page 129 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 27, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Rare WW1 portraits by Hilda Rix Nicholas join Australian War Memorial collection

The Australian War Memorial has acquired a rare collection of portraits by an Australian artist whose work was inspired by her own loss during the First World War.

July 30, 2015 CN Editorial Team

First World War ‘sound mirrors’ restored on White Cliffs of Dover

Two First World War sound mirrors can now be seen on Engand’s Kent coast as part of a newly-opened National Trust site exploring Second World War tunnels.

July 31, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Tower of London poppies – first UK display venues announced

The Tower of London poppy sculptures will begin a First World War Centenary tour of the UK in northern England in autumn 2015.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli: Australia & New Zealand to remember August 1915 offensive

Australia and New Zealand are to hold commemorations in August 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

France: Projects invited to seek ‘Centenaire label’ for 2016

France’s Nord Département is inviting applications from local Great War projects seeking endorsement by the Centenary partnership, Mission Centenaire, in 2016.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for July 2015

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

August 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Help remember every soldier who fought at Battle of the Somme – IWM

Ahead of the Somme Centenary, Imperial War Museums is appealing for help to complete the stories of soldiers who fought in the 1916 battle on its digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.