The Scottish city of Stirling hosts a national commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arriving in Gallipoli.
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Stirling marks centenary of Scottish soldiers landing at Gallipoli
The Scottish city of Stirling hosts national commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division arriving in Gallipoli.
Continue readingCentenary Update: CWGC starts Thiepval restoration
Major works are starting to restore the Thiepval Memorial ahead of next year’s Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations.
Continue readingUS launches design contest for World War l Memorial in Washington
The US World War One Centennial Commission has launched a design competition for a national memorial to American troops who fought in the First World War.
Continue readingArticle: Australian War Memorial: the remarkable rise of the nation’s secular shrine
The Guardian's Paul Daley talks to the Director of the Australian War Memorial about 'the rise of the nation's secular shrine'.
Continue readingAuckland War Memorial Museum creates community lead online cenotaph
Auckland War Memorial Museum is leading a community driven online cenotaph to commemorate those from the New Zealand province who served in the First World War.
Continue readingCentenary News Lookahead: Battle of Jutland
Centenary News responds to readers’ questions about plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland with a preview of what we know so far about commemorations planned for May/June 2016.
Continue readingVerdun Centenary – France remembers on May 29 2016
France will hold international commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest actions of the First World War, on May 29th 2016.
Continue readingBlack and Jewish WW1 soldiers awarded top US bravery medal after 97 years
Two American First World War soldiers, Henry Johnson and William Shemin, have been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroism in France in 1918.
Continue reading30,000th Last Post: Ypres’ UK twin town joins tribute
The Kent town of Sittingbourne is taking part in the international commemoration marking the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post in Ypres.
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