News – Page 130 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: August offensive starts at Gallipoli

The last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli was launched on August 6th 1915, with an attempt to break out of Anzac Cove and a British landing at Suvla Bay.

August 8, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli veteran HMS M.33 opens on centenary of August offensive

Britain’s only surviving warship from the Gallipoli campaign has opened to the public after a £2.5 million restoration project at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.

August 10, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: Australia remembers the Battle of Lone Pine

Australia held commemorations on August 6th 2015 marking the centenary of the battle for Lone Pine, one of its best known actions of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

August 12, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: New Zealand pays tribute at Chunuk Bair

New Zealand marked the centenary of its most significant action of the Gallipoli campaign with commemorations at Chunuk Bair on August 8th 2015.

August 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘Scotland in the Great War’ – WFA conference coming up in Dundee

Scotland’s contribution to the First World War will be featured at a Western Front Association conference in Dundee on September 19th 2015.

August 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

WW1 researchers open database of New Zealanders who went to war

Researchers have launched a website aimed at providing a comprehensive biographical record of all New Zealanders who served overseas in the First World War.

August 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

England’s software creatives invited to mark First World War Centenary

A project has been launched to mark the Centenary with interactive technology offering a ‘thought-provoking modern view’ of the First World War.

August 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘Entangled Islands’ – New Zealand/Sāmoa WW1 exhibition displayed in Sāmoan capital

Auckland War Memorial Museum’s exhibition exploring the First World War history of New Zealand and Smoa has gone on display at the Museum of Smoa in Apia.

August 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Lusitania Centenary to be marked at UK Merchant Navy Day service

The sinking of the Lusitania during the First World War will be remembered at the annual Merchant Navy Day service in London on September 6th 2015.

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August 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Finalists named for US World War I memorial design contest

The US World War One Centennial Commission has announced the five finalists for the competition to design a national memorial to America’s First World War troops.