A trench of shrouded figures, each representing a First World War soldier who has no known grave, is the latest tribute from Shrouds of the Somme creator Rob Heard, ahead of a display marking the Armistice Centenary in November 2018.
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Memorial dedicated to millions of horses lost in the Great War
The horses, mules and donkeys from all sides who never returned from the First World War have been honoured with their own memorial in Britain.
Continue readingRaymond Chandler on the Western Front, 1918
The US-born crime novelist, Raymond Chandler, was concussed by German shelling while serving with Canadian forces near Arras on 19 June 1918. Chris Dickon tells his story.
Continue readingRaymond Chandler on the Western Front, 1918
The US-born crime novelist, Raymond Chandler, was concussed by German shelling while serving with Canadian forces near Arras on 19 June 1918. Chris Dickon tells his story.
Continue readingLeeds Minister tribute to lives lived & lost in the First World War
Tributes are being paid to 76 British soldiers named on the church war memorial at Leeds Minster as part of ‘There But Not There’ – a commemorative art installation touring the UK in the final WW1 Centenary year.
Continue reading100 days remembering Wilfred Owen in Shropshire
Wide-ranging commemorations for the life and work of the British First World War poet and soldier Wilfred Owen have been announced in the county of his birth.
Continue reading‘Making a New World’ – IWM opens final WW1 Centenary programme
A season of events exploring ‘how the First World War has shaped today’s society’ is starting at Imperial War Museums with Lest We Forget? – an exhibition at IWM North, Manchester.
Continue reading‘Storming the Skies’ – The First World War in Italy in photos
Centenary News toured an exhibition of photographs at the Army & Navy Club in London offering a rare glimpse, for UK eyes, of the First World War campaigns on the Italian Front.
Continue readingCentenary revival for opera of love & betrayal in WW1 France
An opera based on the true story of stranded British soldiers who were sheltered by French villagers from 1914-16 is being revived for a First World War Centenary production.
Continue readingPoppy sculpture ‘Wave’ in Centenary finale at IWM North
Wave, one of the touring Tower of London poppy sculptures, is going on display at Imperial War Museums’ waterfront site in Manchester, its final stop of the First World War Centenary.
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