South Africa – Page 2 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.

July 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

300,000 Commonwealth war grave records put online for First World War Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched new online resources to make it easier to locate and visit memorials of relatives killed in the First World War.

July 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

July 27: Italy launches global music event to remember Europe’s last hours of peace on this day in 1914

Music remembering the last day of peace in Europe in 1914 will be performed around the world today (July 27th 2014) as part of the Italian Government’s First World War commemorative programme.

September 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

War Graves Commission founder Fabian Ware remembered with Blue Plaque

Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission, has been honoured today (September 25th 2014) with the unveiling of an English Heritage blue plaque at his former London home.

January 6, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Thiepval Memorial to be restored for 2016 Somme Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced a major project to restore the Thiepval Memorial in France in readiness for the Battle of the Somme Centenary in 2016.