As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
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Centenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
Continue reading‘Changing the Landscape’ – artist’s personal quest for great uncle killed on the Somme
Centenary News visits artist Sarah Kogan’s exhibition telling the story of her great uncle who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Continue readingJellicoe family items for display at UK navy museum’s Jutland exhibition
Uniform and medals belonging to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, British commander at the Battle of Jutland, will go on display as part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s forthcoming centenary exhibition.
Continue readingIWM focus on historic Somme film for 2016 Centenary
The pioneering documentary,The Battle of the Somme, is at the centre of Imperial War Museums’ events marking the centenary of the 1916 offensive.
Continue readingSix British WW1 soldiers reburied in Ypres
Six British soldiers have been reburied at a Commonwealth cemetery in Ypres, more than 100 years after they fell in Flanders during the First World War.
Continue readingCeremonies mark Centenary Anzac Day
The Centenary Anzac Day was marked on April 25th 2016 with traditional dawn services and remembrance ceremonies in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, Ireland, Belgium and at Gallipoli itself.
Continue readingJutland Centenary: Latest events round-up
A reminder from Centenary News of some of the many Battle of Jutland Centenary commemorations taking place on May 31st 2016.
Continue readingCentenary update: Jutland debate postponed at UK Navy Museum
A Battle of Jutland debate – scheduled for May 9th 2016 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth – has been postponed.
Continue readingSomme motorway break for battlefield photo exhibition
A Somme motorway service area is the latest destination for photographer Michael St Maur Sheil’s centenary touring exhibition, Fields of Battle – Lands of Peace 14-18.
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