Resources – Page 16 – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Great War hospital diaries available online from UK National Archives

The challenges of treating First World War casualties on the battlefield and at sea are revealed in online records now available from Britain's National Archives.

February 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Online project to share stories of British sailors at the Battle of Jutland

Britain's Royal Navy Museum has launched a digital project to map stories of sailors who fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

April 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Remembering Jutland – New CWGC resources for 2016 Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is encouraging people to remember the Battle of Jutland, with the launch of new commemorative resources for the May 2016 Centenary.

June 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Battle of the Somme explored in Centenary app

The events of the Battle of the Somme as they unfolded in 1916 are told in a new app released by the Royal British Legion and tv historian Dan Snow.

June 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

CWGC ‘Thiepval App’ for Somme Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has produced an app for the Battle of the Somme Centenary, helping visitors to locate soldiers' names on the Thiepval Memorial.

September 20, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Conscientious objection & dissent in First World War New Zealand

Comprehensive lists of New Zealanders who opposed conscription in the Great War – compiled for the first time by New Zealand Government historians – are available online.

November 25, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘How we can best commemorate war’ – Oxford seminars coming up in 2017-18

Leading figures from the arts and politics will discuss post-war commemoration and reconciliation at a forthcoming series of seminars, Oxford University announces.

December 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Auckland Museum’s new remembrance gallery – creating a legacy for WW1 Centenary

A new gallery for New Zealanders to discover and commemorate those who've served their country in war opened at Auckland War Memorial Museum on 10 November 2016.

February 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Away from the Western Front’ – focus on ‘overlooked’ WW1 campaigns

'Away From the Western Front' is a project aimed at raising awareness of the men and women from Britain and its former empire who served in the 'often overlooked' First World War campaigns in Salonika, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia and Africa.

March 1, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Chemin des Dames: Centenary background from Mission Centenaire

Articles and videos explaining the Battle of the Chemin des Dames have been compiled online by Mission Centenaire for this year's 100th anniversary commemorations.