Campaigns – Page 7 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Battle of the Somme

One of the most controversial battles of the First World War started on July 1st 1916, with a massive British-led attack on German positions in the Somme region of Northern France.

July 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: Memorial honouring all South Africans unveiled at Delville Wood

President Jacob Zuma inaugurated a new memorial at Delville Wood on July 12th 2016 honouring South Africans of all races who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

July 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘India Remembers’ – campaign to highlight Indian sacrifice since 1914

A campaign ‘to transform the culture of remembrance’ in India has been launched in Delhi on the centenary of a noted Indian cavalry charge during the Battle of the Somme.

July 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Three unknown soldiers buried as Australia marks Pozières Centenary

Australia has remembered its first action on the Somme with commemorations on July 23rd marking the Battle of Pozières in the summer of 1916.

August 27, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Romania enters First World War

Romanian troops attacked Transylvania on August 27th 1916, opening a new front against Austria-Hungary in the Balkans.

August 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Hindenburg & Ludendorff take over in German high command reshuffle

Field Marshal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff took over command of the German Army on August 29th 1916, dominating Germany’s military leadership for the rest of the First World War.

September 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: First German airship shot down over UK

William Leefe Robinson became the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over England in the early hours of September 3rd 1916.

September 7, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary – New Zealand remembers at Longueval Sept 15

Prince Charles is to join New Zealanders in France next week for commemorations honouring those who fought at the Battle of the Somme a century ago.

September 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary events in France honour New Zealand’s Fallen

New Zealand held a series of commemorations in France on 15 September 2016 to mark the centenary of the New Zealand Division joining the Battle of the Somme.

September 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Lincolnshire WW1 aviation project ready for take-off with UK lottery grant

A centenary project in Lincolnshire has been awarded a £423,500 grant from the UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund for a project highlighting the county’s role in pioneering First World War aviation.