Events – Page 55 – First World War Centenary News Archive

October 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

November exhibition focuses on New Zealand brothers’ WW1 naval sketches

Rare drawings of the First World War at sea by brothers Esmond and Hal Atkinson will be displayed at an exhibition in Petone, New Zealand, from 3-23 November 2016.

October 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

CWGC highlights ‘forgotten’ Salonika Front

A remembrance service has been hosted by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Greece as part of a joint effort with the British Embassy in Athens to raise awareness of those lost in the Salonika campaign.

October 7, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Tower of London Poppies – 2017 UK display dates

Six venues have been chosen to host the next displays of the touring poppy installations, Wave and Weeping Window, the UK’s First World War Centenary arts programme, 14-18 NOW, has announced.

October 13, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘The Price of a Mile’ – Anaesthesia during the Battle of the Somme

The Price of a Mile, an exhibition honouring doctors who gave anaesthesia and pain relief to wounded soldiers on the Somme, opened at the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre in London with a lecture by military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew.

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October 23, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Mission Centenaire seeks WW1 Centenary projects for 2017

French Centenary organisation Mission Centenaire has outlined major anniversary themes for 2017 as it invites next year’s WW1 projects to apply for endorsement.

November 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘World War I and American Art’ – Centennial exhibition launching in Philadelphia

The first major exhibition devoted to exploring how American artists reacted to the First World War opens this week at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia.

November 4, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Lens’ 14-18 Museum hosts November 2016 Armistice commemorations

A weekend of Armistice commemorations at the Lens’14-18 Museum will include a torchlight ceremony at the new ‘Ring of Remembrance’ memorial overlooking the former battlefields of Artois.

November 8, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Update on ‘Far From the Western Front’ – exhibition focussing on South Asia’s soldiers

Centenary News visits a London exhibition highlighting the First World War contribution of the men who served in the colonial Indian Army and their families.

November 11, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day 2016: Remembering the Somme, Verdun and Jutland

Armistice Day ceremonies have been taking place around the world on 11 November 2016, the 98th anniversary of the ceasefire that ended the First World War.

November 12, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day 2016: France remembers in the UK

The Centenaries of the Battles of Verdun and the Somme were marked at this year’s Armistice Day commemorations held by the French Embassy in London.