New Zealand – Page 14 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 7, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Battle of Messines

The capture of Messines Ridge by Allied forces in June 1917 was a dramatic prelude to the British-led Flanders offensive later that summer.

June 8, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Messines Centenary – New Zealand remembers

New Zealanders gathered for ceremonies in Belgium on June 7 honouring the service and sacrifice of their soldiers who fought at the Battle of Messines.

June 15, 2017 CN Editorial Team

CWGC given €3.9m to restore Flanders cemeteries

The Flanders Government is giving the Commonwealth War Graves Commission more than €3.9 million towards restoration projects at 24 cemeteries in the Ieper (Ypres) area.

July 17, 2017 CN Editorial Team

UK sites protected in memory of New Zealanders lost at Messines

Two monuments commemorating New Zealand’s WW1 soldiers have been protected on the advice of conservationists Historic England to mark the June 2017 Battle of Messines Centenary.

July 30, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Eve-of-Centenary commemorations in Ypres for 1917 battle

Events have been taking place in Ypres tonight (Sunday July 30) on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele.

July 31, 2017 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago: Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele starts

British-led forces began an offensive in Flanders on 31 July 1917 that is still mired in controversy.

August 1, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Tyne Cot Centenary service remembers Passchendaele loss & sacrifice

The world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery was the setting for commemorations on 31 July 2017 honouring those who fought and died at the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele 100 years ago.

September 4, 2017 CN Editorial Team

Call for Papers: ‘1914-1918-online’ encyclopaedia

Academics are invited to contribute articles to ‘1914-1918-online’, an international English-language reference work covering the First World War.

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 12, 2017 CN Editorial Team

‘Celebrating Compassion’ – Remembering New Zealand’s WW1 aid to Belgium

New Zealand’s humanitarian support for occupied Belgium during the First World War is being highlighted ahead of Battle of Passchendaele Centenary commemorations on October 12.