The names of hundreds of thousands of seafarers who kept Britain supplied in 1915, the first full year of the Great War, can be searched online for the first time.
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Brussels conference to debate ‘impact of Great War on nations and nationalism’
Academics gather in Brussels in October 2015 for an international conference focussing on the First World War as a key event in the development of the European nation state.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Nasiriyah in Mesopotamia campaign
British and Indian forces advancing into Turkish-ruled Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) took the town of Nasiriyah on July 24th 1915.
Continue readingFrance: Projects invited to seek ‘Centenaire label’ for 2016
France’s Nord Département is inviting applications from local Great War projects seeking endorsement by the Centenary partnership, Mission Centenaire, in 2016.
Continue readingHelp remember every soldier who fought at Battle of the Somme – IWM
Ahead of the Somme Centenary, Imperial War Museums is appealing for help to complete the stories of soldiers who fought in the 1916 battle on its digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: Warsaw falls to the German Army
The German Army captured Warsaw on August 4-5th 1915 as part of an offensive against the Russians across the Eastern Front.
Continue readingWW1 researchers invited to ‘showcase’ studies at UK National Archives event
The National Archives is offering an opportunity to share recent First World War research at a September 2016 conference focussing on the Home Front.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: August offensive starts at Gallipoli
The last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli was launched on August 6th 1915, with an attempt to break out of Anzac Cove and a British landing at Suvla Bay.
Continue reading‘Scotland in the Great War’ – WFA conference coming up in Dundee
Scotland’s contribution to the First World War will be featured at a Western Front Association conference in Dundee on September 19th 2015.
Continue readingWW1 researchers open database of New Zealanders who went to war
Researchers have launched a website aimed at providing a comprehensive biographical record of all New Zealanders who served overseas in the First World War.
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