Australia and New Zealand have opened the ticketing ballot process for those wishing to attend Centenary commemorations at Gallipoli in Turkey in 2015.
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Seven day footrace to mark ANZAC Centenary in 2015
ANZAC Ultra will stage a seven day footrace to commemorate the Centenary of the ANZACs landing at Gallipoli in 1915.
Continue reading‘Sacred soil’ from Belgium arrives in London for Centenary memorial garden
BBC News reports on the arrival of soil from First World War Belgian battlefields which will be used for a Centenary memorial garden at Wellington Barracks, London.
Continue reading‘Sacred soil’ ceremony takes place in London
BBC News reports that ‘sacred soil’ from Belgian First World War battlefields, which was presented to the UK at a ceremony in Ypres, arrived at the Guards Museum on the 30th November 2013.
Continue readingSouth African artist’s work to remember soldiers killed on the Somme
An installation by South African artist, Paul Emmanuel, will be displayed on the Somme as part of France's First World Centenary Commemorations.
Continue readingSouth African artist’s work to remember soldiers killed on the Somme
An installation by South African artist, Paul Emmanuel, will be displayed on the Somme as part of France’s First World Centenary Commemorations.
Continue readingState Library of Queensland launches ‘Q Anzac 100: Memories for A New Generation’ Centenary programme
The State Library of Queensland has launched a five year programme of initiatives to commemorate the First World War and Anzac Centenary.
Continue readingGerman War Graves Commission plans youth exchange programme with Italy for Centenary
The German War Graves Commission is planning a “youth exchange” programme for Germans and Italians, focusing on Germany’s largest First World War PoW camp.
Continue reading‘Martyrs’ Memorial March’: Turks commemorate Battle of Sarikamish
Thousands of Turks are taking part in a march which commemorates the First World War Battle of Sarikamish.
Continue readingGiant street theatre returns to Liverpool for First World War Centenary
The British Government says Liverpool is to host one of the UK’s largest cultural events commemorating the First World War Centenary
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