United Kingdom – Page 20 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British Poetry and the First World War international conference

The English Association has announced that it will hold an international conference in September 2014 to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

End Date: 07 Sep 2014

August 13, 2013 CN Editorial Team

National Army Museum announces First World War Centenary plans

Britain’s National Army Museum has announced its four-year plan to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

August 13, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Britain’s First World War centenary plans show a reluctance to face history’

An article in The Guardian argues that the British Government "seems intent on avoiding any serious debate about the war and its causes" with its Centenary plans.

August 14, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Yorkshire and The Great War 100 year commemoration 2014–2018’ seminar

Leeds City Museum will host a seminar in September 2013 for groups and institutions which are planning to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in Yorkshire.

End Date: 04 Sep 2013

August 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Germany calls for Britain to avoid “celebratory” tone for Centenary

The Telegraph reports that Norman Walter, of Germany’s London Embassy, has called for Britain to avoid a “celebratory” tone for the Centenary.

August 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Germany denies reports it called for Britain to avoid a “celebratory” tone for the Centenary

Spiegel Online reports that the German Foreign Ministry has denied reports in the British press that it attempted to influence the tone of Britain’s Centenary plans.

August 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Five unknown First World War soldiers to be buried in services in France this week

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has announced that the remains of five unknown First World War soldiers, and a rededication service for another, will take place in August 2013.

August 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘The Music of War 1914-1918’ international conference in London, 2014

The British Library, supported by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, will host an international conference in 2014 exploring music during the First World War.

August 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Recently discovered photos of Imperial German Flying Corps show “live for today attitude”

An album of 130 photos discovered in Essex, England, shows members of the Imperial German Flying Corps during the First World War drinking champagne and celebrating.

August 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Heritage Lottery Fund provides funding for digitisation of First World War posters

The BBC reports that the Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting a project to digitise a collection of posters from the First World War.