Memorials – Page 48 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 15, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centenary events to mark Battle of the Boar’s Head in France

Commemorations are planned at Richebourg in Northern France, marking the centenary of an attack which cost British troops heavy losses on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

June 22, 2016 CN Editorial Team

UK online tribute to overseas Victoria Cross winners

A digital archive telling the stories of 175 overseas recipients of Britain’s highest award for valour has gone online as part of the UK Government’s First World War Centenary programme.

June 27, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Call to commemorate sportsmen who fell on the Somme

UK sports stars are backing a Royal British Legion call for sporting groups at all levels to remember their forebears who fought and died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

June 27, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: UK two-minute silence on July 1

Britain will observe two minutes of silence at 7.28 am on Friday July 1st 2016, marking 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme.

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June 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Vigils tonight mark eve of Somme Centenary

Public vigils take place across Britain tonight to reflect on the hours leading up to the start of the Battle of the Somme a century ago.

June 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Focus on Scotland’s Centenary Vigil for the Somme

Descendants of Battle of the Somme soldiers are playing a central role in commemorations at the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.

July 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: UK two-minute silence on July 1

Britain will observe two minutes of silence at 7.28 am on Friday July 1st 2016, marking the start of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.

July 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100-second gun salute for Somme Centenary in London

London’s Parliament Square echoed to the boom of artillery on the morning of July 1st 2016, as troops fired a salute to mark 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme.

July 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Round-up of other Somme centenary memorial events

As well as the commemorative events at Thiepval and Manchester, there were many other events in the UK and France that marked the centenary.

July 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

More photos of Manchester’s Somme commemorations

More photos from Centenary News of the UK national commemorations in Manchester marking the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 2016.