News – Page 83 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Mons Centenary to be marked with day of commemorations on August 23 2014

The Belgian town of Mons has announced more details of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Mons in August 2014.

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June 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Ship painted in dazzle camouflage to mark the First World War Centenary

The ship Edmund Gardner, moored in Liverpool, has been painted in dazzle camouflage to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

June 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Serbian President opens First World War Literature exhibition in Belgrade

Serbia’s President, Tomislav Nikoli, has opened an exhibition focussing on Serbian First World War literature at Belgrade City Library.

June 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Walks of remembrance to mark First World War Centenary at National Trust sites in UK

The National Trust is inviting people to mark the First World War Centenary by joining silent walks of remembrance at 23 of the historic sites in its care across England and Wales.

June 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Central Bank of Malta commemorates Centenary with new coin

The Central Bank of Malta has produced a new coin to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.

June 17, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News archived by US Library of Congress

The US Library of Congress has selected Centenary News to be archived as part of the Library’s collection of websites marking the Centenary of the First World War.

June 17, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Australia and Canada to mark First World War Centenary

Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has announced that his country and Canada will co-operate to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

June 18, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War veteran moved into place for new RAF Museum exhibition in London

One of the most famous fighters of the First World War, a Sopwith Camel, has been moved to a building at the RAF Museum in London dedicated to a new exhibition about the growth of air power.

June 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Lord Parekh: “British Expeditionary Force was no match for the Germans and so Britain immediately turned to India for help”

Lord Bhikhu Parekh, a peer in the British House of Lords, has delivered a speech at Asia House about India’s contribution to the First World War, which he described as “greater than the rest of the Commonwealth put together”.

June 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Facing the Front: New Zealand’s Enduring First World War

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery has opened a new exhibition featuring objects and paintings relating to the First World War.