France – Page 14 – First World War Centenary News Archive

September 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: German Navy attacks targets worldwide

Today (September 22nd 2014) marks the 100th anniversary of attacks by German warships in the Bay of Bengal, the Pacific Ocean and the North Sea.

September 22, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tahiti remembers the First World War in the Pacific

A series of events begin in Papeete, capital of French Polynesia, on September 22nd 2014 to remember the First World War in the Pacific.

September 23, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary update: London ‘Battle Bus’ at the Last Post in Ypres

London Transport Museum’s 1914 ‘Battle Bus’ took part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres, on September 20th 2014 as part of its Centenary tour.

September 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary of ‘Race to the Sea’ and ‘Mademoiselle from Armentières’ remembered in France

The 100th anniversary of the battles known as the ‘Race to the Sea’ will be remembered with a historical re-enactment in the French town of Armentières in October 2014.

End Date: 12 Oct 2014

October 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

L’Adieu aux Armes – Roubaix remembers First World War with 4-year art show

The French city of Roubaix has launched a four-year programme of art exhibitions commemorating the First World War Centenary in a gallery which used to be an art deco swimming pool.

Author: Peter Alhadeff

October 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

L’Adieu aux Armes – Roubaix remembers First World War with 4-year art show

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits the French city of Roubaix for the launch of a series of art exhibitions, dedicated to the First World War, in a former art deco swimming pool.

October 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

L’Adieu aux Armes – Roubaix remembers First World War with 4-year art show

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits the French city of Roubaix for the launch of a series of art exhibitions, dedicated to the First World War, in a former art deco swimming pool.

October 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Human chain to remember France’s ‘forgotten front’

A human chain will line up across former battlefields in Northern France on October 18th 2014 to highlight a ‘forgotten front’ of the First World War.

End Date: 18 Oct 2014

October 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Four Canadian soldiers who fell in France in 1918 identified

The remains of four Canadian First World War soldiers found in France have been identified after eight years of painstaking research.

October 9, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War ‘Race To The Sea’ British soldiers to be reburied

Fifteen British soldiers are to be reburied at a Commonwealth cemetery in France on October 22nd 2014, a century after they were killed in fighting near the Belgian border.

End Date: 22 Oct 2014