Tens of thousands of people joined First World War commemorations in Albany, Western Australia, from October 30th-November 2nd 2014, marking the departure of the first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy in 1914.
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Artist and museum collaborate on First World War centenary exhibition
New Zealand Artist, Michael Parekowhai, has collaborated with Auckland War Memorial Museum for the First World War Centenary Exhibition.
Continue readingDescendants of Gallipoli campaign invited to take part in London commemoration event
Descendants of the Galipoli campaign have been invited by the British government to take part in a commemoration event – to be held in London in April 2015
Continue readingCommonwealth War Graves Commission releases new archive records to researchers
Archives relating to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have been made available to researchers and members of the public.
Continue readingCommonwealth War Graves Commission releases new archive records to researchers
Archives relating to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) have been made available to researchers and members of the public..
Continue readingBlog chronicling 100 New Zealand World War One memorials
Helen Vail has visited 100 of New Zealand’s WWI memorials and collected information and stories of the men and women who gave their lives. She shares these accounts on her blog.
Continue readingGallipoli Centenary: Wellington’s Anzac Week events unveiled
New Zealand has announced plans for an ‘historic’ week of Anzac commemorations in Wellington to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings, starting on April 18th 2015.
Continue readingGallipoli Centenary: Royal dates in UK and Turkey announced
Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the Royal Family are to attend ceremonies on April 25th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.
Continue readingNew Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app
New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.
Continue readingNew Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app
New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.
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