Entry to the Somme commemoration service at Lochnagar Crater on July 1st 2016 is to be restricted to 5,000 ticket holders for safety reasons.
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Battle of Loos Centenary events – September 2015
First details have been announced of commemorations in France to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Loos, fought in September/October 1915.
Continue readingGallipoli submariner VC remembered in Scotland
Britain’s Royal Navy has paid tribute to Lieutenant Commander Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Gallipoli Campaign.
Continue readingVeterans honour First World War dead from Trinidad & Tobago
Forces veterans tell Centenary News about their project to commemorate First World War troops from Trinidad & Tobago on the dates they died.
Continue reading$40 million project to ‘complete original vision’ for Sydney’s Anzac Memorial
The New South Wales Government has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of the Anzac Memorial in Sydney, including a new water feature and educational centre.
Continue readingThe ‘Mothers of the Missing’ and the unveiling of the Menin Gate in 1927
The 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate in July 2015, reminded Dr Viv Newman of the unveiling ceremonies held in Ypres on July 24th 1927. In an article for Centenary News, she explains how one very special group attended the unveiling.
Continue readingThe ‘Mothers of the Missing’ and the unveiling of the Menin Gate in 1927
The 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate in July 2015, reminded Dr Viv Newman of the unveiling ceremonies held in Ypres on July 24th 1927. In an article for Centenary News, she explains how one very special group attended the unveiling.
Continue readingTower of London poppies – first UK display venues announced
The Tower of London poppy sculptures will begin a First World War Centenary tour of the UK in northern England in autumn 2015.
Continue readingGallipoli: Australia & New Zealand to remember August 1915 offensive
Australia and New Zealand are to hold commemorations in August 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli.
Continue readingHelp remember every soldier who fought at Battle of the Somme – IWM
Ahead of the Somme Centenary, Imperial War Museums is appealing for help to complete the stories of soldiers who fought in the 1916 battle on its digital memorial, Lives of the First World War.
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