News – Page 94 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

RAF Museum puts First World War casualty records online

The Royal Air Force Museum has launched a new website allowing people to explore previously unseen Casualty Cards of members of the Royal Flying Corps who were killed or injured during the First World War.

August 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Western Front Association remembers first British troops sent to France in 1914

The Western Front Association has begun four days of commemorations marking the Centenary of the first British troops leaving for France in 1914.

August 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Battle of the Aisne Centenary to be marked with two days of commemorations in September 2014

Thousands of soldiers killed at the Battle of the Aisne, where trench warfare started in 1914, are to be remembered at a special Centenary event in France.

August 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tahiti remembers the First World War in the Pacific

Commemorations are taking place in French Polynesia today to mark the Centenary of general mobilisation for the First World War.

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August 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Touring exhibition pays tribute to the First World War role of Britain’s railways

The story of the vital role played by Britain’s railways in moving troops to the Front at the start of the First World is being told in an exhibition which will tour major UK stations.

August 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

A calendar of upcoming academic events in the United States about the Great War

Centenary News writer Dr Jillian Davidson has compiled a summary of recent and upcoming academic centennial events in the United States.

August 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Western Front Association day of Centenary commemorations in France for the BEF

The Western Front Association is holding a series of events in France today to mark the first arrivals of British troops 100 years ago.

August 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Campaign launches today in UK to remember role of Chinese Labour Corps in First World War

A campaign is being launched today by eight major Chinese organisations in the UK for a memorial to be built to remember the 96,000 Chinese workers who came to Britain’s assistance during the First World War.

August 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Red dragon Welsh memorial unveiled in Langemark in Flanders

A monument to Welsh soldiers who died in the First World War in Flanders was unveiled on August 16th in Langemark in Belgium.

August 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Germans capture Liège fortresses; and Austro-Hungarian troops move further into Serbia

100 years ago today, on August 16th 1914, German forces capture the last of the fortresses at Liège; and 200,000 Austro-Hungarian troops move further into Serbia, where they encountered strong resistance.