Australia – Page 8 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.

July 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Fromelles Museum opens with tribute to Australia’s Western Front sacrifice

A museum commemorating the First World War Battle of Fromelles has been officially opened at a ceremony attended by Australia’s Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Michael Ronaldson.

July 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Requiem for Australia’s First World War dead to have Sydney premiere

The premiere of the first Australian musical composition commemorating those who fell in the Great War will be performed by Sydney University Graduate Choir on August 10th 2014.

July 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Last Post Ceremony in Canberra to mark centenary of Australia going to war in 1914

The Australian War Memorial’s Last Post Ceremony on August 4th 2014 will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.

August 10, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Requiem dedicated to Australia’s First World War dead to have Sydney premiere

The premiere of the first Australian musical composition commemorating those who fell in the Great War will be performed by Sydney University Graduate Choir on August 10th 2014.

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August 17, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Australian PM marks 100th anniversary of departure of Australian Force for German New Guinea

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott attended a ceremony in Sydney on August 17th 2014 to mark 100 years since the departure of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) for German New Guinea, just north of Australia.

September 15, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Imperial War Museum announces Centenary global touring exhibition

The Imperial War Museum is embarking on a new venture to display its First World War collection to a world audience.

September 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Australian War Memorial’s ‘Menin Gate Lions’ go on loan for Centenary

A pair of stone lions from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be lent to Canada for a First World War Centenary exhibition.

September 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

War Graves Commission founder Fabian Ware remembered with Blue Plaque

Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission, has been honoured today (September 25th 2014) with the unveiling of an English Heritage blue plaque at his former London home.

October 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Menin Gate at Midnight’ – a personal view by Christopher J. Harvie

CN writer Christopher J. Harvie, discusses ‘Menin Gate at Midnight’, the William Longstaff painting on loan to the Canadian War Museum for ‘Fighting in Flanders-Gas. Mud. Memory,’ a Centenary exhibition starting in November 2014.

Author: Christopher J. Harvie