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April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary draws record Anzac Day crowds

Tributes have been paid in Turkey and around the world to all those who fought in the Gallipoli campaign 100 years ago.

May 2, 2015 CN Editorial Team

London lecture to examine lessons of 1918 flu pandemic

The influenza pandemic which spread across the world with devastating results in the final months of the Great War will be discussed at a lecture in London on May 13th 2015.

May 13, 2015 CN Editorial Team

London lecture examines lessons of 1918 flu pandemic

The influenza pandemic which spread across the world with devastating results in the final months of the Great War is discussed at a lecture in London on May 13th 2015.

End Date: 13 May 2015

May 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Gallipoli truce to bury the dead

A brief truce took place in the fighting between Anzac forces and Turkish troops at Gallipoli on May 24th 1915.

June 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Auckland War Memorial Museum creates community lead online cenotaph

Auckland War Memorial Museum is leading a community driven online cenotaph to commemorate those from the New Zealand province who served in the First World War.

July 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

30,000th Last Post: More than 150 fire stations join July 9 tribute

More than 150 fire stations and other organisations worldwide have announced events on Thursday (July 9th) marking the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, Ypres.

July 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

30,000th Last Post at the Menin Gate tonight

The buglers of Ypres will sound the 30,000th Last Post tonight, with the event streamed live worldwide.

July 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Global tributes mark 30,000th Last Post in Ypres

Worldwide tributes accompanied the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, in Ypres, on July 9th 2015.

August 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli: Australia & New Zealand to remember August 1915 offensive

Australia and New Zealand are to hold commemorations in August 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli.

August 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: August offensive starts at Gallipoli

The last major Allied offensive at Gallipoli was launched on August 6th 1915, with an attempt to break out of Anzac Cove and a British landing at Suvla Bay.