News – Page 139 – First World War Centenary News Archive

December 31, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary year of 2015 – recalled in pictures from Centenary News

Pictures taken by the Centenary News team recall some of the many events over the past year, marking First World War anniversaries from 1915.

January 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2016

Centenary News looks ahead to the some of the major First World War anniversaries which will be remembered in 2016.

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘The Caribbean’s Great War’ – Centenary project remembers West Indian soldiers

The contribution made by Caribbean soldiers to the Allies in the First World War is being given further recognition in a series of initiatives by the West India Committee in the UK.

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Jutland Centenary naval lecture series for 2016 in London

A series of lectures about the British navy in the First World World War will be held at the Army & Navy Club, London, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

January 7, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: February ticket deadline for July 1 Lochnagar ceremony

Ticket applications for admission to the Somme Centenary commemorations at Lochnagar Crater in France will close on February 15th 2016, organisers announce.

January 8, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Tourism and the First World War 1914-2014’ – Call for papers

Researchers in France are seeking articles for a book about the history of tourism during and after the First World War in Europe.

January 9, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: The Gallipoli campaign ends

The last Allied positions were evacuated at Cape Helles on January 9th 1916, ending the controversial Gallipoli campaign.

January 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 hospital diaries go online from UK National Archives

The challenges of treating First World War casualties on the battlefield and at sea are revealed in newly-released online records from Britain’s National Archives.

January 15, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Former US envoys to advise WWI Centennial Commission

The US World War One Centennial Commission has formed a Diplomatic Advisory Board to help with its mission of commemorating Americans who served in the First World War.

January 18, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Call for papers: ‘Beyond the Western Front – The Global First World War’

The Centre for Hidden Histories in the UK is seeking contributions for a 2016 conference and community event, entitled Beyond the Western Front: The Global First World War.