Education – Page 36 – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Jutland Centenary naval lecture series for 2016 in London

A series of lectures about the British navy in the First World World War will be held at the Army & Navy Club, London, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

January 8, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Tourism and the First World War 1914-2014’ – Call for papers

Researchers in France are seeking articles for a book about the history of tourism during and after the First World War in Europe.

January 9, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: The Gallipoli campaign ends

The last Allied positions were evacuated at Cape Helles on January 9th 1916, ending the controversial Gallipoli campaign.

January 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 hospital diaries go online from UK National Archives

The challenges of treating First World War casualties on the battlefield and at sea are revealed in newly-released online records from Britain’s National Archives.

January 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Lancastrians reformed as Britain’s 55th Division on Western Front

CN contributor Paul Knight tells the story of the British Army’s West Lancashire Division, experienced Territorial soldiers reformed as the 55th Division in France in January 1916.

Author: Major Paul Knight

January 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Lancastrians reformed as Britain’s 55th Division on Western Front

CN contributor Paul Knight tells the story of the British Army's West Lancashire Division, experienced Territorial soldiers reformed as the 55th Division in France in January 1916.

January 18, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Call for papers: ‘Beyond the Western Front – The Global First World War’

The Centre for Hidden Histories in the UK is seeking contributions for a 2016 conference and community event, entitled Beyond the Western Front: The Global First World War.

January 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

News of My Boy Jack? – Solving the mystery of John Kipling

A century of mystery about the fate of author Rudyard Kipling’s son, Jack, during the Battle of Loos in 1915 may have been solved, according to new research published by the Western Front Association.

January 20, 2016 CN Editorial Team

The Great War in the Middle East – Sandhurst conference April 2016

An international conference re-examining the origins, conduct and consequences of the First World War in the Middle East is to be held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from April 20th-21st 2016.

January 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Japan and the First World War – London lecture

Japan’s role in the First World War will be the focus for a lecture in London, hosted by The Japan Society, on February 15th 2016.