The role of cavalry soldiers and their horses will be the focus for First World War Centenary commemorations in 2014 at historic sites cared for by English Heritage.
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London rail station honours First World War soldier who won the Victoria Cross
A plaque honouring a railwayman who won the Victoria Cross for bravery during the First World War has been unveiled at Euston station in London.
Continue readingFrom Street To Trench: IWM North explores impact of the First World War on North West England.
An exhibition exploring the lives of people from the North West of England during the First World War has opened at IWM North in Manchester
Continue readingCanadian War Museum opens new exhibitions to mark First World War Centenary
The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa has launched its programme to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War, with two new exhibitions which explore the conflict through art.
Continue readingFrench Museum recaptures the music and sounds of the First World War
A special exhibition devoted to the sounds of the First World War is taking place at the Historial Museum of the Great War in PĂ©ronne, close to the Somme battlefields in Northern France.
Continue readingInternational conference in Armenia: ‘The Caucasian Frontline of the First World War’
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences will host a conference entitled 'The Caucasusian Frontline of the First World War: Genocide, Refugees and Humanitarian Assistance', in Yerevan, Armenia.
Continue readingNew Zealand announces $9.1 million lottery cash for First World War Centenary projects
Eighty projects commemorating New Zealand’s role in the First World War have been awarded NZ$ 9.1 million in the latest lottery grants.
Continue readingCanadian War Museum obtains bravery medal of First World War sailor killed in 1917 Halifax blast
The Canadian War Museum has acquired the second of two gallantry medals awarded to Canadian sailors who were killed in the Halifax explosion during the First World War.
Continue readingFirst World War trench will be visitor highlight at Imperial War Museum’s new galleries in London
A recreated First World War trench, complete with the sights and sounds of battle, will be one of the highlights of permanent new galleries being opened at the Imperial War Museum in London.
Continue readingExhibition: ‘Over By Christmas: August-December 1914’ at the National World War I Museum, USA
A new exhibition at the National World War One Museum in Kansas City examines how the romantic notions of war clashed with the harsh realities of conflict during the first five months of the First World War.
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