News – Page 43 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

BBC series ’37 days’ to document the “behind-closed-doors story” of the outbreak of the First World War

A BBC documentary drama series, 37 Days, will be produced to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

August 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

UK plans to honour Victoria Cross recipients for the Centenary sees soldier excluded due to “loophole”

The BBC reports that British plans to honour VC recipients during the Centenary, announced in early August 2013, will see those born overseas, but who later lived in the UK, excluded.

August 27, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Mountaineering expedition in 2015 to mark Centenary of Italy’s entry into the First World War

On 24th May 2015 a mountaineering expedition – which will span 1500km from the Stelvio Pass to the Carso Plateau – will mark the Centenary of Italy’s entrance into the First World War.

August 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary restoration in Belgium stalls due to funding concerns

L’avenir reports that efforts to rebuild a monument at the Cimetière de Foqueux have been halted due to the Wallonian government’s inability to fund the project.

August 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Thousands of British First World War soldiers’ wills to be made available online

Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service is releasing the Probate Office’s archive of 280,000 First World War soldiers’ wills ahead of the Centenary.

August 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Brussels is dedicating 4.4 million euro to commemorating the centenary

Télé Bruxelles reports that Brussels is dedicating over 4 million euro to commemorating the centenary of the First World War during the period 2014-2018.

August 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

RTBF says that “Mons will be at the centre of the centenary commemorations”

RTBF Culture reports that Mons will be at the centre of events planned in the Hainaut region for the centenary period from 2014.

August 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Butte de Warlencourt First World War burial mound to be “renewed and preserved” for Centenary

The Western Front Association has announced that it will “extensively improve” the burial mound at the Butte de Warlencourt in France, which was the scene of British losses during the Battle of the Somme.

August 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Restoration work to take place at First World War cemetery near Berlin

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced that it is carrying out major renovations at a cemetery near Berlin where almost 1,200 First World War servicemen are buried.

September 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

The Great War Underground conference, November 2013

The Western Front Association and the National Army Museum in Britain are organising a conference entitled ‘The Great War Underground’.

End Date: 02 Nov 2013