News – Page 73 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

The story of India’s First World War soldiers needs telling: Indian Vice-President

India’s Vice-President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, says the Centenary should be used to discover the stories of rank-and-file Indian soldiers who made a substantial contribution to Britain’s First World War campaigns.

March 26, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Three presidents visit the Austrian National Library’s First World War exhibition

The presidents of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia visited the new First World War exhibition at the Austrian National Library this month.

March 26, 2014 CN Editorial Team

President Obama, Prime Minister Di Rupo and King Phillipe honour First World War dead

President Obama has visited Flanders Field Cemetery in Belgium, where he was accompanied by King Phillipe of the Belgians, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Elio Di Rupo.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News in Brief: 21st – 28th March 2014

Centenary News in brief this week includes: a call for information from South Africa; news of Age Exchange’s open day for its Centenary project; an appeal for photos by the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum; and details about Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory in Edinburgh.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

UK Centenary Minister: commemorations are opportunity to establish “educational legacy”

At a recent conference on “Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare”, academics, teachers and broadcasters considered how to mark the Centenary.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Malta’s Eurovision song entry commemorates First World War Centenary

Malta has selected a song which commemorates the Centenary of the First World War to represent it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

March 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘War and the Horse’: English Heritage commemorates First World War Centenary

The role of cavalry soldiers and their horses will be the focus for First World War Centenary commemorations in 2014 at historic sites cared for by English Heritage.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Professor Gary Sheffield dubs UK ‘lights out’ Centenary plan a “gimmick”

Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, Gary Sheffield, has described an initiative which asks people to switch off their lights to mark the First World War Centenary as a “ludicrous gimmick”.

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Call for ‘lights out’ across UK on August 4 to mark First World War Centenary

People across the UK will be invited to commemorate the First World War Centenary by turning off their lights on 4th August 2014, the 100th anniversary of Britain declaring war on Germany.

March 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

London rail station honours First World War soldier who won the Victoria Cross

A plaque honouring a railwayman who won the Victoria Cross for bravery during the First World War has been unveiled at Euston station in London.