Jeff Gusky has shared with Centenary News his latest remarkable pictures of underground inscriptions carved by First World War soldiers fighting on the Somme a century ago. Dr Gusky spoke to CN Deputy Editor Peter Alhadeff.
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Battle of Loos Centenary – update on September events in France
More details have been announced of commemorations in Northern France marking the centenary of the Battle of Loos in September/October 2015.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: Tsar Nicholas takes Russian supreme command
Russia entered September 1915 with Tsar Nicholas II as the new commander-in-chief of his armies, replacing Grand Duke Nicholas, a fellow member of the royal family.
Continue readingVerdun Centenary – Project launches for French & German schools
French and German school students are being invited to take part in a joint project reflecting on the historic significance of the Battle of Verdun in 1916.
Continue readingThree unknown British WW1 soldiers buried at CWGC cemeteries in France
Three British soldiers of the First World War have been buried at Commonwealth cemeteries after the discovery of their remains in France.
Continue readingFrench maritime museum explores the Mediterranean sea war of WW1
A new exhibition at France’s National Maritime Museum in Toulon invites visitors to discover the ‘still unknown’ role of sea power during the First World War.
Continue readingLoos Centenary – CWGC launches battlefield remembrance trail
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched a remembrance trail for visitors to the battlefields of Loos ahead of this week’s Centenary commemorations.
Continue readingLoos Centenary – charity republishes soldier’s first-hand story of the battle
A British soldier’s description of the Battle of Loos has been republished for the Centenary by the charity, Blind Veterans UK.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: start of 3 major Anglo-French offensives in Champagne, Artois and Loos
The offensives that started on September 25th 1915 were the Second Battle of Champagne, the Third Battle of Artois and the Battle of Loos.
Continue readingBattle of Loos 1915 – Scotland’s tribute to the fallen in Dundee
Centenary News reports from Dundee on Scotland’s commemorations, attended by Prince Charles and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, marking the Centenary of the Battle of Loos.
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