Events – Page 16 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Western Front Association announces major tribute to first British troops sent to France in 1914

The Western Front Association has announced four days of events in August 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the British Expeditionary Force leaving for France.

August 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Wilfred Owen’s First World War poetry returns to Craiglockhart in Centenary musical performance

Bullets and Daffodils, a musical based on Wilfred Owen's First World War poetry, is to be performed at Craiglockhart in Edinburgh, scene of his inspirational meeting with Siegfried Sassoon.

August 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

RAF Museum in London offers rare personal look at First World War archives

London's Royal Air Force Museum is offering a very rare chance for the public to view original First World War documents dating from 1914.

August 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary update: French and German Presidents lay foundation stone for joint First World War museum in Alsace

The Presidents of France and Germany have laid the foundation stone for a new museum symbolising the reconciliation between their countries on the site of a former First World War battlefield.

August 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

August 3rd 2014: Belgian King today honours soldiers killed in action as war started in 1914

King Philippe of Belgium pays tribute today to the first Belgian soldier killed in the Great War on a day which also sees commemorations for troops buried in the ruins of a Liège fortress.

August 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Lights out’ and vigils mark Britain going to war 100 years ago

Lights were darkened on many buildings in Britain on August 4th 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the country entering the First World War.

August 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

August 4th 2014: call for ‘Lights Out’ across UK at 10pm to mark war Centenary

People across the UK are invited to turn off their lights tonight for a moment of shared reflection on the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.

August 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Prince Harry opens ‘Step Short’ Arch remembering the millions who sailed to war from Channel port of Folkestone

Prince Harry has inaugurated a commemorative arch in Folkestone, dedicated to the heroism and sacrifice of those who passed through the English Channel port on their way to the Western Front.

August 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Princes William and Harry, and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, to mark First World War Centenary in Belgium

Prince William, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry will be in Belgium on 4th August 2014 for events marking the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.

August 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Three million UK homes answered ‘Lights Out’ call on centenary of war

More than three million households in the UK are estimated to have taken part in the ‘Lights Out’ event, remembering the night Britain entered the First World War a century ago.