Centenary News in Brief this week includes: America marks its Memorial Day at cemeteries around the world; Canada announces funding to restore its Japanese Canadian War Memorial; the Help for Heroes 4×4 challenge reaches £750,000 in fundraising; and Australia commemorates the disappearance of submarine AE1.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy and the First World War
An article in The Diplomat explores the role of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the First World War.
Continue readingMajor Anzac Centenary commemorations in Australia
A weekend of events in the Australian port of Albany from October 30th-November 2nd 2014 marks the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy 100 years ago.
Continue readingMajor Anzac Centenary commemorations in Australia
A weekend of events in the Australian port of Albany from October 30th-November 2nd 2014 marks the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy 100 years ago.
Continue readingCentenary update: First Anzac convoy remembered in Albany, Australia
Tens of thousands of people joined First World War commemorations in Albany, Western Australia, from October 30th-November 2nd 2014, marking the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy in 1914.
Continue readingJapan and the First World War – London lecture
Japan’s role in the First World War will be the focus for a lecture in London, hosted by The Japan Society, on February 15th 2016.
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