News – Page 14 – First World War Centenary News Archive

French commemoration plans spark debate

Le Monde reports on controversial plans to combine commemorations of the First World War and the Liberation of France in 1944

L’Echo Republicain reports on plans to mark the Centenary of the First World War in the department of Eure-et-Loir.

The AMBC enables the public to search through its database of fallen or missing soldiers of the First World War.

Kimball World War I Memorial in West Virginia is opening a new exhibition known as the ‘Forgotten Legacy: Soldiers of the Coalfields’.

The Canberra Times reports that the new Director of the Australian War Memorial may clash with veterans over possible memorial plans.

Britain’s Heritage Lottery Fund has announced its “initial support” for the project ‘Empire, Faith & War: Sikhs in World War One’.

The Blaze has published a series of rare colour photographs from the First World War.

French news website Le Soir 3 Lorraine explores plans to renovate the Douaumont national cemetery and ossuary in Verdun.

Centenary News Interviews Adam Shepherd, Head of Collections Management at the RAF Museum.

The Museums Association has created an overview of the UK’s plans so far to mark the Centenary of the First World War.