News – Page 169 – First World War Centenary News Archive

September 2, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Light in the Darkest Hour’ – September 9 tribute to WW1 labour corps

The Shorncliffe Trust is hosting a special remembrance event in the UK honouring forces from across the globe who carried out essential labouring duties for the Allied armies during the Great War.

September 4, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Call for Papers: ‘1914-1918-online’ encyclopaedia

Academics are invited to contribute articles to ‘1914-1918-online’, an international English-language reference work covering the First World War.

September 6, 2017 CN Editorial Team

14-18 NOW opens global campaign to map Tower Poppies online

Owners of the ceramic Tower of London poppies are invited to ‘pin’ their current locations to a digital map for a new project launched by UK First World War Centenary arts programme, 14-18 NOW.

September 8, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Tyne Cot soldiers’ names to be lit in Passchendaele Centenary tribute

Organisers of an evening of music and reflection commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele are seeking participants to help illuminate the event at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium.

September 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Celebrating Compassion’ – Remembering New Zealand’s WW1 aid to Belgium

New Zealand’s humanitarian support for occupied Belgium during the First World War is being highlighted ahead of Battle of Passchendaele Centenary commemorations on October 12.

September 17, 2017 CN Editorial Team

SS Mendi bell displayed on Isle of Wight this week

The bell from SS Mendi, the ship sunk in 1917 with the loss of more than 600 black South African troops, is being temporarily displayed on the Isle of Wight from September 25-29.

September 23, 2017 CN Editorial Team

US Navy surveys wreck of WWI cruiser sunk in 1918

The United States Navy is surveying the wreck of USS San Diego, the only major American warship lost in the First World War.

September 24, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Somme ceremony honours Indian troops of the Great War

Tributes have been paid in France to 320 Indian First World War troops buried at La Chapelette British & Indian cemetery near Péronne.

September 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

First ‘100 Cities/100 Memorials’ grant winners announced in US

The first US war memorial restoration projects to win grants under a centennial initiative have been announced by the US WWI Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

October 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

19 First World War soldiers buried at Commonwealth cemetery in Belgium

Nineteen soldiers of the British Army who fell on the battlefields of Flanders have been laid to rest at New Irish Farm CWGC cemetery near Ypres.