Memorials – Page 58 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 29, 2017 CN Editorial Team

German U-boat wreck protected in the North Sea

The wreck of a German mine-laying submarine sunk in the closing stages of the First World War has been protected on the advice of Historic England.

August 30, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Discovering the Unknown – Asian Indian soldiers in the US Military during WWI

Stories of Asian Indians who served America in the Great War are being rediscovered and shared by researcher Tanveer Kalo – as he explains here in Centenary News.

Author: Tanveer Kalo

August 30, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Discovering the Unknown – Asian Indian soldiers in the US Military during WWI

Stories of Asian Indians who served America in the Great War are being rediscovered and shared by researcher Tanveer Kalo – as he explains here in Centenary News.

September 2, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Light in the Darkest Hour’ – September 9 tribute to WW1 labour corps

The Shorncliffe Trust is hosting a special remembrance event in the UK honouring forces from across the globe who carried out essential labouring duties for the Allied armies during the Great War.

September 6, 2017 CN Editorial Team

14-18 NOW opens global campaign to map Tower Poppies online

Owners of the ceramic Tower of London poppies are invited to ‘pin’ their current locations to a digital map for a new project launched by UK First World War Centenary arts programme, 14-18 NOW.

September 8, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Tyne Cot soldiers’ names to be lit in Passchendaele Centenary tribute

Organisers of an evening of music and reflection commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele are seeking participants to help illuminate the event at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium.

September 23, 2017 CN Editorial Team

US Navy surveys wreck of WWI cruiser sunk in 1918

The United States Navy is surveying the wreck of USS San Diego, the only major American warship lost in the First World War.

September 24, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Somme ceremony honours Indian troops of the Great War

Tributes have been paid in France to 320 Indian First World War troops buried at La Chapelette British & Indian cemetery near Péronne.

September 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘A Soldier’s Journey’ explored – with US WWI Memorial sculptor Sabin Howard

US sculptor Sabin Howard tells Centenary News how a visit to New Zealand is helping to shape his designs for America’s new National World War I Memorial.

Author: Patrick Gregory

September 27, 2017 CN Editorial Team

First ‘100 Cities/100 Memorials’ grant winners announced in US

The first US war memorial restoration projects to win grants under a centennial initiative have been announced by the US WWI Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.