Government Plans – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 10, 2011 CN Editorial Team

UK’s Special Representative for Centenary Commemorations explains Centenary plans

The British Prime Minister's Special Representative for Centenary Commemorations, Dr Andrew Murrison MP, talks to Centenary News about UK plans to mark the 100 year anniversary.

April 15, 2012 CN Editorial Team

Australia’s Prime Minister announces funding plans for the Centenary of the First World War

The Australian War Memorial has published an announcement by the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, about funding for the First World War Centenary.

October 11, 2012 CN Editorial Team

British Forces News coverage of British Prime Minister’s announcement on Centenary funding

British Forces News covers an announcement by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, about funding for the First World War Centenary in the United Kingdom.

February 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

UK & Belgian representatives discuss Centenary

UK and Belgian representatives have met in London, to discuss topics including plans for the Centenary of the First World War.

February 12, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Tickets for Anzac Day Commemorative Services at Gallipoli in 2015 to be balloted

New Zealand WW100, has announced that those wishing to attend the Centenary Anzac Day Commemorative Services at Gallipoli, Turkey, in 2015, will be selected by ballot.

February 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Australian Premier announces education grants & memorial restorations for Gallipoli Centenary

Adelaide Now has reported that the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has pledged $15 million in school grants and war memorial restoration funds to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings.

February 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Belgian Chamber of Representatives passes draft resolution on Centenary plans

L’avenir has reported that the lower house of the Belgian parliament has passed a draft resolution calling for a “powerful and coordinated commemoration” for the First World War’s upcoming Centenary.

February 22, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Ulster Unionist Party peer calls for HMS Caroline to play central role in First World War commemorations

Lord Empey, of Northern Ireland’s Ulster Unionist Party, has called for the last surviving warship of the First World War to play a central role in Northern Ireland’s commemorations of the conflict.

March 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Russian PM orders creation of “organising committee” for First World War Centenary

The Voice of Russia reports the Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has ordered the creation of an “organising committee” to begin preparations to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

March 5, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British House of Lords debates First World War Centenary commemorations in the UK

The BBC’s Democracy Live service covers a debate in the British upper chamber of parliament, (the House of Lords), about how the Centenary of the First World War should be marked in Britain.