Belgium – First World War Centenary News Archive

February 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

UK & Belgian representatives discuss Centenary

UK and Belgian representatives have met in London, to discuss topics including plans for the Centenary of the First World War.

February 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Unknown First World War New Zealand soldier to be reburied at Messines Ridge, Belgium

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has reported that the remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier from the First World War are set to be reburied at Messines Ridge, West Flanders, Belgium.

February 12, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Campaign for a memorial in honour of Welsh First World War soldiers in Flanders

The BBC has reported that campaigners are aiming to raise funds to erect a memorial in Flanders, Belgium, in honour of Welsh soldiers who fought during the First World War.

February 13, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Belgian community remembers Welsh soldiers of the First World War

The BBC has reported on the small Belgian community of Hagebos, which gather once a month to remember Welsh soldiers who fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

February 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Belgian Chamber of Representatives passes draft resolution on Centenary plans

L’avenir has reported that the lower house of the Belgian parliament has passed a draft resolution calling for a “powerful and coordinated commemoration” for the First World War’s upcoming Centenary.

March 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Concerns preparations for Centenary may not meet deadline at Musée de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire, Brussels

Le Vif highlights that Belgium’s Musée de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire in Brussels, may only meet the deadline for its Centenary preparations by a matter of days.

March 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

M van Museum Leuven, Belgium, to host ‘Art and heritage in times of conflict’ exhibition

The M van Museum Leuven, Belgium, is to host an exhibition entitled ‘Art and heritage in times of conflict’.

March 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

In Flanders Fields Museum exhibition: ‘War & Trauma – Medical Care In WWI’

Two museums in Belgium, part of the In Flanders Fields Museum group, will host exhibitions relating to medical care during the First World War.

March 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Driving routes retracing the front lines of the First World War under development

The Great War Centenary 2014-18 project is in the process of plotting new routes which will allow motorists to explore locations of importance during the First World War in Flanders, Belgium.

March 16, 2013 CN Editorial Team

In Flanders Fields Museum exhibition: ‘Remembering Herbert Hoover & the Commission for Relief in Belgium’

In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium, has opened an exhibition entitled: 'Remembering Herbert Hoover & the Commission for Relief in Belgium'.