News – Page 32 – First World War Centenary News Archive

May 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Director Peter Jackson to work with Te Papa Museum, New Zealand, to recreate Gallipoli trenches

Director Sir Peter Jackson and Creative Director of Weta Workshop, Sir Richard Taylor, are to work with New Zealand’s Te Papa Museum to recreate a ‘trench experience’ to mark the Centenary.

May 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Leading Scottish think tank labels Scotland’s First World War Centenary plans a “whitewash”

The Scotsman has reported that a leading Scottish think tank has called Scottish Government proposals to mark the Centenary of the First World War a “whitewash”.

May 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary project plans to locate First World War British and German submarines sunk off the English coast

The Telegraph has reported that a new English Heritage research project will aim to locate the wrecks of British and German submarines sunk off the English coast during the First World War.

May 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

What would have happened if Facebook existed during the First World War?

The Musée de la Grande Guerre is considering the role Facebook would have played in the First World War had it existed at the time, in order to engage with a younger audience about the conflict.

May 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Recently discovered letters from the front line describing the 1914 ‘Christmas Truce’ to be auctioned

Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers is to auction two letters written by British Major J.P.V. Hawksley, to his sister Muriel, describing the ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914.

June 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Remains of French First World War soldiers unearthed in forests of Verdun

The Daily Mail reports that a group of hikers has discovered the remains of more than 20 French First World War soldiers in Verdun, France.

June 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Plans to mark the First World War Centenary gain momentum in Trentino, Italy

Trentino ’14-’18. From war to peace is an initiative which is planning a series of events to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in the autonomous northern Italian province of Trentino.

June 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Remembrance trail ‘Following in Wilfred Owen’s Footsteps’ opens in France

A new audio-guided walking trail has been opened by Nord Tourisme in France, which plots a six kilometre (3.7 miles) route in memory of the poet Wilfred Owen’s life.

June 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Flemish Peace Institute “Advice concerning the Centenary of the First World War and its message of peace” publication

The Flemish Peace Institute publishes an English language “note” which provides advice on how to deliver commemorations for the Centenary of the First World War to “convey a message of peace”.

June 6, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Imperial War Museum’s Centenary Partnership reaches over 1,000 members from 26 countries

The Imperial War Museum has announced that its Centenary Partnership has significantly developed a year before the 100 year anniversary of the conflict begins.