News – Page 170 – First World War Centenary News Archive

October 4, 2017 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand to commemorate its 1917 day of disaster at Passchendaele

New Zealand will hold a series of centenary events in October to commemorate the sacrifices of its troops who fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

October 5, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Australia pledges new Menin Gate Lions for Ypres

Replicas of the historic Menin Gate Lions will be presented as a First World War Centenary gift to Ieper (Ypres), the Australian Government announces.

October 9, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Call to sow ‘Ribbon of Poppies’ for 2018

Hundreds of pledges have been received in support of a call to sow swathes of poppies for the final year of the First World War Centenary.

October 10, 2017 CN Editorial Team

US Mint unveils design for WWI Centennial coin

The US Mint has unveiled the winning design for a Silver Dollar commemorating 4.7 million Americans who served in the First World War.

October 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Centenary conference to explore legacy of Mata Hari

100 years after Mata Hari’s execution for spying, experts reassess her notoriety at an international symposium taking place at City, University of London on October 28.

October 13, 2017 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand commemorates its ‘darkest day’ at Passchendaele

New Zealanders gathered in Belgium this week to pay tribute to their soldiers who fell at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

October 16, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Candles light Tyne Cot in memory of Passchendaele

More than 7,000 people have taken part in a candle-lit evening of reflection at Tyne Cot Cemetery, remembering soldiers killed at the Battle of Passchendaele 100 years ago.

October 17, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Away from the Western Front’ seeks musical recruits for new WW1 song

A newly-composed song, reflecting the bitterness felt by West Indian troops at the end of the Great War, is being added to the familiar repertoire, with an invitation to perform it.

October 20, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Beyond the Battlefields’ – Käthe Buchler’s Photographs of Germany in the Great War

The work of a German photographer who focussed her camera on the home front is being displayed for the first time outside Germany, at twin UK exhibitions in Birmingham.

October 23, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago – Italy defeated at Battle of Caporetto

The Central Powers launched an offensive against Italy on 24 October 1917, achieving a significant breathrough after more than two years of fighting on the Isonzo river.