News – Page 80 – First World War Centenary News Archive

May 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Australian Government commits $6.9 million to Western Front Interpretive Centre at Villers-Bretonneux

The Australian Government has committed $6.9 million for a Western Front Interpretive Centre at Villers-Bretonneux, in the first budget of Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

May 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War Centenary garden ‘No Man’s Land’ at Chelsea Flower Show

ABF – The Soldier’s Charity has developed a special garden for the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

May 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Book of First World War newspapers will teach children about the Centenary

The UK’s largest private archive of historical newspapers is offering a free booklet of First World War newspapers to show how the conflict was reported at the time.

May 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Heritage chief becomes first woman to lead Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has appointed Victoria Wallace, Chief Executive of Leeds Castle, as its next Director General. She succeeds Alan Pateman-Jones who’s standing down in June 2014.

May 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Join leading writers in sending letters to an Unknown Soldier and create “snapshot” of First World War Centenary for future generations

People are being invited to join leading writers in sending letters to an Unknown Soldier to express their feelings about the First World War and be part ofa Centenary memorial.

May 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Medals on show at The British Museum reveal German view of First World War

As part of the First World War Centenary commemorations, the British Museum in London is looking at the German experience of the conflict with an exhibition of medals made by artists.

May 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Scottish soldiers’ wills from First and Second World Wars go online

The National Records of Scotland has made available the wills of 31,000 Scottish soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

May 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British Ambassador to Norway plants poppy seeds to mark First World War Centenary

The British Ambassador to Norway, Jane Owen, has sown poppy seeds in the gardens of the British Embassy, with the aim that they will bloom in August 2014 to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

May 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Army Museum at Halifax Citadel opens First World War exhibition

The Army Museum at Halifax Citadel in Canada has opened an exhibition exploring the First World War to mark the Centenary of the conflict.

May 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tank Museum marks the Centenary with a new exhibition and events

The Tank Museum in Dorset, England, has opened its new First World War exhibition: Warhorse to Horsepower. It is also planning to commemorate the Centenary with cavalry, tank and air displays on the 4th August 2014.