News – Page 158 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 17, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Flanders Remembers: Music & Words from WWI

To commemorate Veterans Day in New York, Mr Geert De Proost, General Representative of the Government of Flanders to the United States, hosted Flanders Remembers: Music and Words from WWI.

November 18, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Battle of the Somme ends

The Battle of the Somme drew to a close on 18 November 1916 after more than four months of fighting, and more than a million casualties on all sides.

November 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary – Battle’s End poppy tribute in Folkestone

Hundreds of metal poppies were ‘planted’ in the former WW1 Channel port of Folkestone on 19 November to mark the conclusion of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.

November 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Shrouds of the Somme’ – Artist’s Centenary tribute in Bristol

As the 2016 Somme commemorations draw to a close, Centenary News finds the public deeply moved during another display of the ‘Shrouds of the Somme’ installation following its July debut in Exeter.

November 21, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Emperor Franz Joseph dies

Austria-Hungary became the first major Great War power to lose its head of state, when Emperor Franz Joseph died on 21 November 1916.

November 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Oxford seminars to explore ‘how we can best commemorate war’

Leading figures from the arts and politics will discuss post-war commemoration and reconciliation at a series of seminars in 2017-18, Oxford University announces.

November 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 soldier’s Victoria Cross donated to Australian War Memorial

A Victoria Cross awarded to New Zealand-born soldier Lawrence Carthage Weathers has gone on permanent display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

December 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘A legacy for future generations’ – Auckland Museum’s new remembrance gallery

A new gallery for New Zealanders to discover and commemorate those who’ve served their country in war has opened at Auckland War Memorial Museum.

December 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Bucharest falls to the Central Powers – December 6 1916

Bucharest became the latest European capital to fall to the Central Powers during the Great War when German-led troops entered the city 100 years ago.

December 7, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Lloyd George becomes UK Prime Minister

David Lloyd George took office as British Prime Minister on 7 December 1916, replacing Herbert Asquith who resigned amid criticism of his war leadership.