France – Page 23 – First World War Centenary News Archive

October 29, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary – Ticket bids invited for 2016 Lochnagar Crater service

Tickets can now be requested for admission to the Lochnagar Crater centenary ceremony on July 1st 2016, organisers have announced.

October 30, 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.

November 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day ceremonies November 2015

The 97th anniversary of the Armistice ending the Great War will be marked with commemorations across the world on Wednesday November 11th 2015.

November 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Commemorations worldwide mark Armistice Day

Armistice Day has been observed with moments of silence and the laying of wreaths in countries around the world.

November 12, 2015 CN Editorial Team

French Western Front app explores Bethune & the Artois battles

A new app explores First World War sites at the centre of events in the Béthune area of Northern France a century ago.

November 18, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: Closing day for Thiepval ticket ballot

The ballot closes today (November 18th) for tickets to attend next year’s Battle of the Somme Centenary commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial in France.

November 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

French Western Front app explores Bethune & the Artois battles

A new app explores First World War sites at the centre of events in the Béthune area of Northern France 100 years ago.

November 29, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News focus on new Lens 14-18 museum in France

Centenary News profiles Lens’ 14-18 – Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix, a museum opened in 2015 to remember all those who fought in Northern France during the Great War.

December 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: British ministers order Gallipoli pull-out

The British Government ordered the withdrawal of Allied troops from Anzac Cove and Suvla on December 7th 1915, signalling the end of the Gallipoli campaign.

December 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

French memorial planned for New Zealand capital Wellington

The ties forged between France and New Zealand during the First World War are to be commemorated with a monument in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.