Education – Page 42 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 29, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Wounded’ – Somme Centenary exhibition explores WW1 medical advances

Centenary News visits a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London, highlighting the medical challenges posed by the advent of industrialised warfare in 1914-18.

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 9, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Perspectives on the Somme’ – Western Front Association Conference

The Western Front Association commemorates the Battle of the Somme with a one-day conference in the UK on July 9th 2016.

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.

August 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

UK protects German U-boat wreck in the Channel

The wreck site of a German submarine sunk off the Kent coast during the First World War has been given protected status by the British Government.

August 4, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘100 Cities’ campaign to restore US war memorials for 2017 Centennial

The US Centennial Commission and Chicago’s Pritzker Military Museum & Library have launched a new initiative ahead of next year’s centennial commemorations to restore old World War I monuments.

August 22, 2016 CN Editorial Team

British WW1 warship HMS Falmouth ‘recreated’ on centenary of sinking

A Royal Navy cruiser torpedoed in August 1916 has been visualised as a 3D model in her last resting place beneath the waters of the North Sea.

August 23, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict’ – Call for community-led projects

Researchers based at King’s College London are offering an opportunity to showcase community-led projects focussing on the colonial or dominion contribution to the First World War.

August 25, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Understanding the Great War’ – education resource launched in US

The United States WWI Centennial Commission and America’s National World War I Museum & Memorial have teamed up to create a new online teaching resource aimed at increasing awareness of the Great War.

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.