The Western Front Association has announced four days of events in August 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the British Expeditionary Force leaving for France.
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France thanks First World War allies with Champs Elysées photo exhibition
Paris will pay tribute to soldiers from home and abroad who fell fighting for the freedom of France in the First World War with an exhibition of 100 photos on the Champs Elysées.
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Centenary update: French and German Presidents lay foundation stone for joint First World War museum in Alsace
The Presidents of France and Germany have laid the foundation stone for a new museum symbolising the reconciliation between their countries on the site of a former First World War battlefield.
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Reflections on the August 4th commemoration events in Belgium
The Centenary News Editor spent August 4th in Belgium – attending the Liège and Mons events. He sent in reports for Centenary News from both locations, but here’s his personal account, looking back on the day.
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Reflections on the August 4th commemoration events in Belgium
The Centenary News Editor spent August 4th in Belgium – attending the Liège and Mons events. He sent in reports for Centenary News from both locations, but here’s his personal account, looking back on the day.
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Western Front Association remembers first British troops sent to France in 1914
The Western Front Association has begun four days of commemorations marking the Centenary of the first British troops leaving for France in 1914.
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Battle of the Aisne Centenary to be marked with two days of commemorations in September 2014
Thousands of soldiers killed at the Battle of the Aisne, where trench warfare started in 1914, are to be remembered at a special Centenary event in France.
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Commemorations are taking place in French Polynesia today to mark the Centenary of general mobilisation for the First World War.
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Western Front Association day of Centenary commemorations in France for the BEF
The Western Front Association is holding a series of events in France today to mark the first arrivals of British troops 100 years ago.
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Photographer Jeff Gusky explores the Western Front’s underground cities
Centenary News volunteer writer Christopher J. Harvie is moved by haunting images of the Western Front underground captured by the American doctor and photographer, Jeff Gusky.
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