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August 31, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for August 2015

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

September 2, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Loos Centenary – Scotland remembers in Dundee September 2015

Dundee will be the focus for a weekend of Scottish national commemorations from September 25-27th marking the centenary of the Battle of Loos.

September 3, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Loos Centenary – update on September events in France

More details have been announced of commemorations in Northern France marking the centenary of the Battle of Loos in September/October 2015.

September 5, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Jutland ensigns unveiled at UK Navy Museum

Ensigns flown by British warships at the Battle of Jutland are being readied for display as part of a major centenary exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in 2016.

September 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Lusitania tribute at UK Merchant Navy Day Service

The sinking of the transatlantic liner Lusitania 100 years ago was remembered at the UK’s Merchant Navy Day commemorative service in London on September 6th 2015.

September 10, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Tsar Nicholas takes Russian supreme command

Russia entered September 1915 with Tsar Nicholas II as the new commander-in-chief of his armies, replacing Grand Duke Nicholas, a fellow member of the royal family.

September 14, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Ireland and the First World War – WFA conference in Cork

A Western Front Association conference in Cork will consider the impact of the First World War on Ireland and its legacy.

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September 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

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