Events – Page 5 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 15, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Australia and New Zealand open Anzac Centenary ticket ballot

Australia and New Zealand have opened the ticketing ballot process for those wishing to attend Centenary commemorations at Gallipoli in Turkey in 2015.

November 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

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.

November 29, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘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.

November 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘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.

December 17, 2013 CN Editorial Team

South 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.

Author: Peter Alhadeff

December 17, 2013 CN Editorial Team

South 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.

December 20, 2013 CN Editorial Team

State 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.

December 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

German 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.

January 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘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.

January 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Giant 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