Memorials – Page 33 – First World War Centenary News Archive

April 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Update: Irish President leads Lusitania tributes on May 7

Full details have been announced of commemorations taking place in Ireland in May 2015 to mark the centenary of the British ocean liner, Lusitania, being sunk by a German submarine.

April 10, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Six British First World War soldiers to be reburied in Belgium

Six British soldiers, killed in action in October 1914, are to be reburied at Prowse Point military cemetery in Belgium on April 16th 2015.

April 14, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Vatican in row with Turkey over Pope’s Armenia ‘genocide’ comments

Pope Francis has sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey by describing the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War as ‘genocide.’

April 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: Remembrance at Edinburgh Castle, April 25

The forces charity, Legion Scotland, will host commemorations at Edinburgh Castle on April 25th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

End Date: 25 Apr 2015

April 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Turkish school project connects children with ANZAC families

The school project, ‘Two Trenches, One Letter’, aims to educate students about the Gallipoli campaign and to promote the understanding of shared sacrifice between Turkish and Anzac families.

April 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team