News – Page 133 – First World War Centenary News Archive

September 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Kut falls to British/Indian force in Mesopotamia

British and Indian forces captured the town of Kut al-Amara on September 28th 1915 during their advance up the Tigris Valley towards Baghdad.

September 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary ticket ballot opens

An online ballot opens today (September 28th 2015) for tickets to attend next year’s Thiepval commemorations marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary.

October 2, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog Posting for September 2015

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

October 5, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Edith Cavell Centenary – royal guests for Brussels tributes

Princess Anne from the UK and Belgium’s Princess Astrid are to attend commemorations in Brussels honouring the executed First World War nurse, Edith Cavell.

End Date: 12 Oct 2015

October 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

1915 Battle of Loos remembered in Artois

Commemorations have been taking place in France to remember the Battle of Loos, fought as part of Allied Western Front offensives in autumn 1915.

October 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

British Library to archive Centenary News website

The British Library has selected Centenary News to include in its UK Web Archive, containing websites of “cultural and historical significance”.

October 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

UK National Maritime Museum announces exhibition on Battle of Jutland

The exhibition, called ‘Jutland: the Battle and its Legacies’, will run from 20 May 2016 to 2018.

October 8, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Loos ‘behind the scenes’ revealed in Army HQ diaries

The UK National Archives mark the Battle of Loos Centenary with the online release of diaries shedding light on the tactics and decisions of top military commanders.

October 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 years ago: Belgrade falls, Bulgaria enters war & Allies land at Salonika

The Central Powers captured Belgrade on October 9th 1915 as the Allies launched a belated attempt to help Serbia by landing troops in neighbouring Greece.

October 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Tribute at Auchy-les-Mines in northern France to those who died during the later stages of the Battle of Loos

The event was held on Saturday 10th October 2015 – and included a parade, the laying of wreaths, and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the death during the battle of the brother of the British Queen Mother.