The Hindu reports that five shops blocking access to the war memorial in Gandhi Market, Tiruchirappalli, India, have been closed and the memorial is set to be restored.
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Legal settlement to pay for Mametz Wood Memorial upkeep, France
This is South Wales reports that the sculptor of the Mametz Wood Memorial has won a legal case for breach of copyright and that the legal settlement will pay to maintain the memorial.
Continue readingCentenary News reports on research being carried out into soldiers whose names appear on the English town of Carshalton’s war memorial
Researcher Andrew Arnold is conducting a detailed study of those whose names appear on the war memorial in Carshalton.
Continue readingFirst World War memorial to be unveiled in Moscow, Russia
The Voice of Russia reports that a new memorial is to be unveiled in Moscow, Russia, in honour of those who lost their lives in the First World War.
Continue readingSearch for location of Gallipoli war cemeteries underway
World Bulletin reports that efforts are underway to locate 18 soldier cemeteries in Turkey used by Entente forces during the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16.
Continue readingBlack Watch statue to be unveiled in Belgium for Centenary
The BBC reports that a statue dedicated to the 8,000 Black Watch officers and soldiers who died in the First World War will be unveiled in Belgium in 2014.
Continue readingChina’s ambassador to France honours First World War Chinese workers
China’s ambassador to France, Mr. Kong Quan, honours Chinese workers who died during the First World War in a service held at a French cemetery.
Continue readingCity of Sydney requests designs for Indigenous war memorial for Anzac Day 2015
The City of Sydney has called for designs for a new monument dedicated to Aboriginal and Strait Islander service men and women, to be unveiled on Anzac Day 2015.
Continue readingBritish First World War soldiers to be re-interred at cemetery in France
The British Army has announced that two British First World War soldiers, alongside the remains of two unidentified soldiers, are to be re-interred at the Honourable Artillery Company Cemetery in France.
Continue readingAustralian War Memorial begins redevelopment of First World War galleries for Centenary
The Australian War Memorial has started a $32 million modernisation of its First World War galleries as part of its efforts to mark the Centenary.
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