Flanders House in New York held an event on 12 May 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of John McCrae writing his poem ‘In Flanders Fields’
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Diana Preston speaks to Centenary News about the Lusitania, chemical warfare and Zeppelin attacks
Author Diana Preston discusses her new book A Higher Form of Killing: Six Weeks in World War I that Forever Changed the Nature of Warfare, with Centenary News' Ashlee Godwin.
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‘The Dreamers’ – new musical tribute to soldiers lost at sea off Gallipoli
A musical telling the story of a British officer and his soldiers who drowned at sea on their way to Gallipoli is being brought to the London stage in summer 2015.
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Book and website on extraordinary letters from the First World War
An author from Kent in the UK, Aura Hargreaves, has compiled a book and website featuring the letters sent between her grandfather, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, and his fiancee – written between 1915 and 1919.
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Book and website on extraordinary letters from the First World War
An author from Kent in the UK, Aura Hargreaves, has compiled a book and website featuring the letters sent between her grandfather, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, and his fiancee – written between 1915 and 1919.
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Rare Zeppelin air raid warning ‘mirror’ saved on English coast
A rare example of a First World War air raid warning system has been restored on England’s North Sea coast after years of neglect.
Continue reading‘The Dreamers’ – new musical remembering soldiers lost at sea off Gallipoli
A musical telling the story of a British officer and his soldiers who drowned at sea off Gallipoli is being performed at the St James Theatre, London, from June 30th-July 11th 2015.
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Extra £4 million in UK lottery funding for First World War local heritage projects
The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund is making an extra £4 million available for community projects exploring, conserving and sharing local heritage of the First World War.
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Rare WW1 portraits by Hilda Rix Nicholas join Australian War Memorial collection
The Australian War Memorial has acquired a rare collection of portraits by an Australian artist whose work was inspired by her own loss during the First World War.
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France: Projects invited to seek ‘Centenaire label’ for 2016
France’s Nord Département is inviting applications from local Great War projects seeking endorsement by the Centenary partnership, Mission Centenaire, in 2016.
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