Belgium – Page 25 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 30, 2017 CN Editorial Team

From Parsonage to Passchendaele – A British nurse under fire in Flanders

As the Passchendaele commemorations start, ex-BBC correspondent Tim Luard recalls the harrowing experiences of his great aunt as a senior nurse at the Third Battle of Ypres.

July 31, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele starts

British-led forces began an offensive in Flanders on 31 July 1917 that is still mired in controversy.

August 1, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Tyne Cot Centenary service remembers Passchendaele loss & sacrifice

The world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery was the setting for commemorations on 31 July 2017 honouring those who fought and died at the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele 100 years ago.

September 4, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Call for Papers: ‘1914-1918-online’ encyclopaedia

Academics are invited to contribute articles to ‘1914-1918-online’, an international English-language reference work covering the First World War.

September 8, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Tyne Cot soldiers’ names to be lit in Passchendaele Centenary tribute

Organisers of an evening of music and reflection commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele are seeking participants to help illuminate the event at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium.

September 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Celebrating Compassion’ – Remembering New Zealand’s WW1 aid to Belgium

New Zealand’s humanitarian support for occupied Belgium during the First World War is being highlighted ahead of Battle of Passchendaele Centenary commemorations on October 12.

October 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

19 First World War soldiers buried at Commonwealth cemetery in Belgium

Nineteen soldiers of the British Army who fell on the battlefields of Flanders have been laid to rest at New Irish Farm CWGC cemetery near Ypres.

October 5, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Australia pledges new Menin Gate Lions for Ypres

Replicas of the historic Menin Gate Lions will be presented as a First World War Centenary gift to Ieper (Ypres), the Australian Government announces.

October 13, 2017 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand commemorates its ‘darkest day’ at Passchendaele

New Zealanders gathered in Belgium this week to pay tribute to their soldiers who fell at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

October 16, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Candles light Tyne Cot in memory of Passchendaele

More than 7,000 people have taken part in a candle-lit evening of reflection at Tyne Cot Cemetery, remembering soldiers killed at the Battle of Passchendaele 100 years ago.