A remembrance service has been hosted by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Greece as part of a joint effort with the British Embassy in Athens to raise awareness of those lost in the Salonika campaign.
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Tag: Battlefields
CWGC launches Somme battlefield guide
Centenary News reports from an event at the Canadian High Commission in London, marking publication of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Somme Battlefield Companion.
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Leicester University remembers fallen soldier commemorated with its founding
Archive material has uncovered one of the stories that inspired Leicester University’s foundation as a ‘living memorial’ to the dead of the First World War.
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Verdun, 100 years ago – France recaptures Fort Douaumont
French colonial troops entered Fort Douaumont on 24 October 1916, ending an eight-month German occupation of the biggest of the Verdun fortresses.
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‘France at War’ – Kipling reports from the Front, 1915
Collector Andy Moreton delves into his prized copy of a book of reports from the Western Front by the British writer Rudyard Kipling.
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‘France at War’ – Kipling reports from the Front, 1915
Collector Andy Moreton delves into his prized copy of a book of reports from the Western Front by the British writer Rudyard Kipling.
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Lens’ 14-18 Museum hosts November 2016 Armistice commemorations
A weekend of Armistice commemorations at the Lens’14-18 Museum will include a torchlight ceremony at the new ‘Ring of Remembrance’ memorial overlooking the former battlefields of Artois.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of the Somme ends
The Battle of the Somme drew to a close on 18 November 1916 after more than four months of fighting, and more than a million casualties on all sides.
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‘Shrouds of the Somme’ – Artist’s Centenary tribute in Bristol
As the 2016 Somme commemorations draw to a close, Centenary News finds the public deeply moved during another display of the ‘Shrouds of the Somme’ installation following its July debut in Exeter.
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Bucharest falls to the Central Powers – December 6 1916
Bucharest became the latest European capital to fall to the Central Powers during the Great War when German-led troops entered the city 100 years ago.
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