The Royal British Legion has released a video which encourages people to take part in the 'lights out' mass commemoration on the 4th August 2014.
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Wallace and Gromit creators make film for Imperial War Museum
Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman have made a short film, Flight of the Stories, to mark the re-opening of the Imperial War Museum's galleries in London.
Continue readingFirst World War Centenary arch erected in Folkestone
A memorial arch has been constructed in Folkestone, England, to mark its role as a major port for troops departing to the battlefields of Europe during the First World War.
Continue readingLecture: ‘Belgian Neutrality and the British Decision for War’
As part of the ‘Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary’ lecture series, Terry Boardman considers the implications of the German invasion of Belgium and its impact on the British decision for war.
Continue reading‘Light Front’ – Centenary torchlight remembrance in Belgium
The First World War fighting which engulfed western Belgium 100 years ago was remembered by torchlight on October 17th 2014.
Continue readingRoyal Australian Artillery Historical Company 18 Pounder Gun Project
The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (RAAHC) has undertaken a project to deliver an original WW1 Quick Firing 18 Pounder gun and ammunition limber complete with horse team and gun detatchment.
Continue reading‘Echoes From The Deep: Wrecks of the Dardanelles Campaign’ Promotional Video
Echoes from the Deep is a unique book and documentary chronicling the exploration of shipwrecks which were sunk during the Dardanelles Campaign.
Continue reading‘Above the Battlefield’ – new videos explore Western Front from the air
Military historian Paul Reed has started filming First World War battlefields from the air for his new website WW1 Revisited.
Continue readingBeyond lecture series: “Feeding the Enemy – The Hidden History of the CRB”
As part of the 'Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary' lecture series, author Gerry Docherty gave a presentation on the 'hidden history' of the Commission for the Relief of Belgium (CRB).
Continue readingUpdate: Centenary News has been sent video of Welsh football squad’s visit to memorial
The Football Association of Wales has just sent through a video of its visit on 17 November 2014 to the Artillery Wood cemetery and the Wales World War One Memorial in Langemark.
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