Memorials – Page 52 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Poppies & Poems screened onto Big Ben for Remembrance Sunday

Falling poppies, coupled with war poems, were projected onto Big Ben in the latest of the UK Parliament’s WW1 Centenary tributes on Remembrance Sunday.

November 18, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Battle of the Somme ends

The Battle of the Somme drew to a close on 18 November 1916 after more than four months of fighting, and more than a million casualties on all sides.

November 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary – Battle’s End poppy tribute in Folkestone

Hundreds of metal poppies were ‘planted’ in the former WW1 Channel port of Folkestone on 19 November to mark the conclusion of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.

November 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Shrouds of the Somme’ – Artist’s Centenary tribute in Bristol

As the 2016 Somme commemorations draw to a close, Centenary News finds the public deeply moved during another display of the ‘Shrouds of the Somme’ installation following its July debut in Exeter.

December 2, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘A legacy for future generations’ – Auckland Museum’s new remembrance gallery

A new gallery for New Zealanders to discover and commemorate those who’ve served their country in war has opened at Auckland War Memorial Museum.

December 10, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Execution of first British officer in WW1 – December 10 1916

Second lieutenant Eric Poole, shot by firing squad on 10 December 1916, was the first British army officer to be executed in the Great War, despite evidence of shell shock.

December 16, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Cyclists rally for ‘India Remembers’ commemorative ride

Cyclists from Pune have rallied for a 130-kilometre (80-mile) bike ride as part of an initiative to promote remembrance of India’s war dead since 1914.

December 30, 2016 CN Editorial Team

WW1 Centenary Year 2016 – Remembered in Centenary News pictures

Pictures taken by the Centenary News team recall some of the many events over the past year, marking First World War anniversaries from 1916.

January 3, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele Centenary – UK ticket ballot opens

Descendants of those who fought at the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele are invited to apply for tickets to attend the UK’s centenary commemorations in Belgium on 31 July 2017.

January 9, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Visitor numbers at US National World War I Museum hit another record

More than 300,000 people visited the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City in 2016, setting a new record for the third year in a row.