Events – Page 53 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 12, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: Welsh troops remembered at Mametz Wood

Wales has paid tribute to its soldiers who fell in fighting for control of Mametz Wood during the opening days of the Battle of the Somme.

July 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme exhibition tribute to New Zealander who fought for France

A new exhibition for the Somme Centenary aims to raise awareness of James Waddell, a much decorated New Zealander who served in the French Foreign Legion.

July 15, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Ambulance Trains’ – UK rail museum explores WW1 hospitals on wheels

A new exhibition focussing on the ambulance trains used to transport wounded First World War soldiers has opened at Britain’s National Railway Museum in York.

July 18, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centenary revival for First World War ‘Shakespeare Hut’

The story of a ‘forgotten’ building that entertained First World War soldiers with Shakespeare’s plays is being rediscovered for the Centenary.

July 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: Memorial honouring all South Africans unveiled at Delville Wood

President Jacob Zuma inaugurated a new memorial at Delville Wood on July 12th 2016 honouring South Africans of all races who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

July 25, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Australia honours the Fallen at Fromelles

Australia is holding commemorations in Northern France marking the first major battles fought by its forces on the Western Front a century ago.

July 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Three unknown soldiers buried as Australia marks Pozières Centenary

Australia has remembered its first action on the Somme with commemorations on July 23rd marking the Battle of Pozières in the summer of 1916.

July 27, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centenary tribute to British seafarer executed in 1916

A century after his execution for attempting to ram a German U-boat, tributes have been paid to the North Sea ferry captain, Charles Fryatt.

August 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Battle of Chemin des Dames Centenary 2017 – Aisne call for projects

Centenary News looks ahead to a significant French anniversary, as the Aisne region prepares for commemorations marking the Battle of the Chemin des Dames, also known as the Nivelle Offensive and the Second Battle of the Aisne.

August 15, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Light in the Darkest Hour’ – Somme Centenary tribute at Shorncliffe

Hundreds of lanterns have been lit on First World War soldiers’ graves at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery in the UK as part of commemorations marking the 141 days of the Battle of the Somme.