On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here’s his personal reflections of his visit.
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Reflections on the Scarborough bombardment remembrance event
On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here's his personal reflections of his visit.
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Christmas truce: Prince William unveils ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in UK
The Duke of Cambridge has unveiled a memorial to the 1914 Christmas truce as part of the ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in the UK to those who fell in the First World War.
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Christmas truce: Ploegsteert launches weekend of Centenary remembrance
A torchlight march tonight (December 19th 2014) launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
Continue readingChor Leoni presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Vancouver, Canada)
Chor Leoni and actors present a commemoration of the Christmas Truce.
Continue readingChristmas truce: three days of Centenary commemorations in Ploegsteert, Belgium
A torchlight march launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
Continue readingNew exhibition: ‘Politics & Sacrifice: NSW Parliament and the Anzacs’
The Parliament of New South Wales will mark the Centenary with a free public exhibition titled 'Politics & Sacrifice: NSW Parliament and the Anzacs', exploring the political aspects of the Great War.
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Remembering the UK’s first air raid casualties – Norfolk January 19
The 100th anniversary of the first Zeppelin air raids on the UK will be remembered at events in Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn on January 19th 2015.
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Reflections on three Boston World War One exhibitions
Susan Werbe has attended three World War I exhibitions in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts and has written her reflections in a feature for Centenary News.
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Scotland to mark Centenary of First World War troop train disaster in 2015
The worst rail crash in UK history will be remembered as part of Scotland’s First World War Centenary commemorations in 2015.
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