France – Page 22 – First World War Centenary News Archive

September 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: start of 3 major Anglo-French offensives in Champagne, Artois and Loos

The offensives that started on September 25th 1915 were the Second Battle of Champagne, the Third Battle of Artois and the Battle of Loos.

September 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary ticket ballot – opens September 28

An online ballot opens on September 28th 2015 for tickets to attend next year's Thiepval commemorations marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary.

End Date: 28 Oct 2015

September 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary ticket ballot opens

An online ballot opens today (September 28th 2015) for tickets to attend next year’s Thiepval commemorations marking the Battle of the Somme Centenary.

October 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

1915 Battle of Loos remembered in Artois

Commemorations have been taking place in France to remember the Battle of Loos, fought as part of Allied Western Front offensives in autumn 1915.

October 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Tribute at Auchy-les-Mines in northern France to those who died during the later stages of the Battle of Loos

The event was held on Saturday 10th October 2015 – and included a parade, the laying of wreaths, and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the death during the battle of the brother of the British Queen Mother.

October 14, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘The Major Battles of 1916’ – Paris conference calls for papers

The major First World War battles of 1916 will be the focus for an international conference hosted by French Centenary organisation Mission Centenaire 14-18 and its Scientific Council in June 2016.

October 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Gallipoli commander Sir Ian Hamilton ordered home

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British commander-in-chief at Gallipoli, was recalled on October 16th 1915 amid arguments about the future of the campaign.

October 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

President of Mali honours the fallen at Verdun

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has visited Douaumont to remember soldiers from Mali who were killed fighting for France at the Battle of Verdun in 1916.

October 27, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Serb soldiers of the Great War remembered at Paris exhibition

An exhibition paying tribute to Serbia’s First World War soldiers has just opened at the Serbian Cultural Centre in Paris, running until November 14th 2015.

October 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand’s latest WW1 trail guide follows the Western Front

New Zealand has released its latest interactive guide to First World War battlefields of significance for New Zealanders, this time exploring the Western Front.