A weekend of events in the Australian port of Albany from October 30th-November 2nd 2014 marks the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy 100 years ago.
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The Last Post provides mass participation project within communities
The Last Post is a mass participation project involving communities across the UK, using music to remember the First World War.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Coronel between British and German navies in the Pacific
Britain’s Royal Navy suffered its worst defeat in a century at the Battle of Coronel on November 1st 1914.
Continue readingUK honours Indian soldiers who fought for Britain in First World War
British ministers have led tributes to Indian soldiers who fought in the First World War at ceremonies in Delhi and London.
Continue reading“A Sociedade e a Grande Guerra” – “The Great War and Society” seminar at Lisbon University
An international seminar, “A Sociedade e a Grande Guerra” or “The Great War and Society” will take place at the Faculty of Letters, Lisbon University, Portugal, on November 13th 2014.
Continue readingEvent at Flanders House in New York – screening of Pershing’s Last Patriot
Pershing’s Last Patriot, The Story of Frank W. Buckles, America’s Last Veteran of World War I, directed by David DeJonge, is to screen at Flanders House in New York on Thursday, November 13th 2014 at 6.30pm.
Continue readingConference at Austrian Parliament pays tribute to the women of First World War
A conference at the Austrian Parliament on October 30th 2014 heard a call for women to be remembered for their role in the First World War.
Continue readingCentenary update: First Anzac convoy remembered in Albany, Australia
Tens of thousands of people joined First World War commemorations in Albany, Western Australia, from October 30th-November 2nd 2014, marking the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy in 1914.
Continue readingFlanders Fields Memorial Garden opens in presence of Queen Elizabeth and King Philippe
The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden was dedicated in London on November 6th 2014, at a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth, and King Philippe of the Belgians.
Continue reading‘Thousand Voices for peace’ – international choirs unite for Centenary concert in Brussels
More than 1,000 singers from countries involved in the First World War come together to perform a concert for peace in Brussels on November 9th 2014.
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