Thousands of flaming torches will light up the former Western Front in Belgium on October 17th 2014, commemorating the line as it stood 100 years ago.
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Latest news from ‘Light Front’ – Belgium remembers the Centenary by torchlight
Centenary News reports from ‘Light Front’, the torchlight event in Western Flanders on October 17th 2014, remembering the First World War battles which engulfed the region 100 years ago.
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100 Years Ago: First Battle of Ypres starts
The historic Belgian town of Ypres became the focus of a protracted battle between the Allied and German armies in the latter half of October 1914.
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Centenary update: 15 British soldiers being reburied in France today
Fifteen British soldiers are being reburied today (October 22nd 2014) at a Commonwealth cemetery in France, 100 years after their deaths in fighting near the Belgian border.
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Fifteen British soldiers are to be reburied at a Commonwealth cemetery in France on October 22nd 2014, a century after they were killed in fighting near the Belgian border.
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Lange Max Museum opens in Koeklare, Belgium, this weekend
The Lange Max Museum, a new project focussing on a German aspect of the First World War, opens in Belgium this weekend, October 25/26th 2014.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Lahore Division takes the field at Battle of Ypres
Soldiers of the Lahore Division of Britain’s colonial Indian Army went into action in Belgium for the first time on October 24th 1914. CN writer Christopher J. Harvie discusses a critical moment in the First Battle of Ypres.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Lahore Division takes the field at Battle of Ypres
Soldiers of the Lahore Division of Britain's colonial Indian Army went into action in Belgium for the first time on October 24th 1914. CN writer Christopher J. Harvie discusses a critical moment in the First Battle of Ypres.
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‘Light Front’ – Centenary torchlight remembrance in Belgium
The First World War fighting which engulfed western Belgium 100 years ago was remembered by torchlight on October 17th 2014.
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Major Centenary events coming up today: Belgium
The Belgian Federal Government hosts international commemorations in Flanders on October 28th 2014 as part of its First World War Centenary programme.
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