Events – Page 26 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

World War One European Union event held in Brussels

The Event, ‘Overcoming the tragedy- from WW1 to the building of the European Union’, was held on November 4 2014.

November 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary update: France opens international memorial to the Great War fallen on Armistice Day

A new memorial uniting the names of all soldiers killed in the north of France during the First World War was inaugurated by President François Hollande at Notre-Dame-de-Lorette on Armistice Day, November 11th, 2014.

November 18, 2014 CN Editorial Team

The Queensland Government requests local remembrances for the Queensland Anzac Centenary

The Queensland Government says it believes in the importance of keeping the memory of the Anzacs alive, and is requesting contributions as part of the Queensland Anzac Centenary programme.

November 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: European football announces Centenary tribute in Belgium

European football is to commemorate the centenary of the Christmas truce with the unveiling of a new memorial near Ploegsteert in Belgium on December 11th 2014.

November 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Les Enfants Terribles presents The Trench theatre performance

The Trench has been inspired by the story of miner who was trapped in a tunnel during the First World War. The Trench combines music, puppetry and theatrical performance.

End Date: 22 Nov 2014

November 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: British & German schools mark Centenary with joint memorial in Belgium

A memorial to the Christmas truce, inspired by friendship between pupils from British and German schools, will be inaugurated in the Belgian town of Messines (Mesen) on December 6th 2014.

End Date: 06 Dec 2014

December 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Christmas truce: countdown to Centenary events in December 2014

Centenary News previews events coming up in December 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce on the Western Front.

December 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

An article about the International Speaker Series with the Canadian War Museum

Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, spoke with Dr Andrew Burtch, Acting Director of Research for the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa to discuss the museum's International Speaker Series, an initiative giving different perspectives to the history of the First World War.

December 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

An article about the International Speaker Series with the Canadian War Museum

Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, spoke with Dr Andrew Burtch, Acting Director of Research for the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa to discuss the museum’s International Speaker Series, an initiative giving different perspectives to the history of the First World War.

Author: Christopher Harvie

December 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Duke of Edinburgh opens ‘First World War in the Air’ at the RAF Museum, London

A new exhibition exploring the rapid growth of air power during the First World War was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh today (December 2nd 2014) at the Royal Air Force Museum in London.