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September 24, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Western Front Association Durham conference: Britain, Germany and the First World War

The Durham branch of the Western Front Association, in partnership with Beamish Museum and the Durham Light Infantry Museum, is organising a conference about the First World War.

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September 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

HM Gretna Munitions Factory Centenary project receives funding support and seeks help for research material nationally

The HM Gretna Munitions Factory, re-lived 100 years on project will focus on the role of the munitions factory and its workers during the First World War.

September 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

British Centenary plans to honour Victoria Cross recipients changed to include foreign born winners

The Telegraph reports that plans to honour First World War Victoria Cross recipients during the Centenary have been revised to now include those born overseas and were awarded the VC.

September 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Author of 1913 book tells Centenary News that we have only heard “half the story” about the pre-war world

The author of 1913: The World Before the Great War, Charles Emmerson, speaks to Centenary News.

September 25, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Author of ‘1913: The World Before the Great War’ speaks to Centenary News

The author of 1913: The World Before the Great War, Charles Emmerson, talks to Centenary News about his book and his efforts to "provide an alternative perspective" of the world in 1913.

September 28, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Sir Hew Strachan to feature in ‘First World War: the hundred years view’ debate

The Barbican and Institute of Ideas are organising a debate focusing on the Centenary of the First World War, as part of their wider Battle of Ideas event.

September 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli gunboat to be restored in time for the Centenary

The Sunday Times reports that a First World War gunboat will be restored after receiving support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and private donations.

October 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Heritage Lottery Fund announces details of £1.79 million earmarked to restore Gallipoli gunboat

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that it has earmarked £1.79 million for the restoration of HMS Monitor M33, one of the UK’s last surviving First World War warships.

October 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Public lecture: ‘Patriotism and Profit during World War One’, London, November 2013

The Science Museum in London will host a public lecture entitled ‘Patriotism and Profit during World War One’, delivered Graeme Gooday and Elizabeth Bruton, University of Leeds.

October 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Sebastian Faulks: Britain “didn’t do enough” to recognise First World War veterans when they were alive

The Telegraph reports that the author Sebastian Faulks has said that it should be a “matter for regret” that the contribution of First World War veterans was not recognised earlier.