An international poetry competition is being held in memory of Wilfred Owen, the First World War poet killed in action days before the Armistice.
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European leaders to mark First World War Centenary with summit in Ypres
European Union leaders will open their June summit in the Belgian city of Ypres to commemorate the Centenary of the the start of the First World War.
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Conference: ‘World War and International Relations’, Lisbon
The Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa is hosting an international conference exploring the impact that the First World War had on international relations.
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Battlefield tactics revealed in latest online First World War diaries from UK National Archives
A second batch of almost 4,000 digitised First World War unit diaries from France and Flanders have been put online by the National Archives in London.
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Archives of Ontario exhibits First World War love letters
The Archives of Ontario, Canada, has developed the first in a series of exhibitions which will explore the impact of the First World War on the state’s people.
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Conference: ‘The First World War: Local, Global and Imperial Perspectives’, Australia
The University of Newcastle in Australia is organising a conference considering the local, global and imperial perspectives of the First World War.
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Tower of London to mark First World War Centenary with more than 800,000 ceramic poppies
The Tower of London has announced that it will mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with an art installation and programme of events.
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First World War training trenches found in Northern Ireland
Trenches used to prepare soldiers for the Western Front have been discovered at a British Army training ground in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Mail announces five-year programme to commemorate First World War Centenary
The UK’s Royal Mail has announced that it will produce 30 special Centenary stamps between 2014-18 to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
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New board to oversee Anzac Centenary Public Fund
It has been announced that a new five member board will oversee the operation of Australia’s Anzac Centenary Public Fund.
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