United Kingdom – Page 40 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 11, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Poems wanted for Centenary contest in memory of First World War Poet Wilfred Owen

An international poetry competition is being held in memory of Wilfred Owen, the First World War poet killed in action days before the Armistice.

March 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Battlefield tactics revealed in latest online First World War diaries from UK National Archives

A second batch of almost 4,000 digitised First World War unit diaries from France and Flanders have been put online by the National Archives in London.

March 13, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Schools and the Great War Centenary’ conference, Wellington College

Wellington College in England is organising a conference entitled: 'Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare', with speakers including the UK's Special Representative for the Centenary, Sir Hew Strachan and Jeremy Paxman.

March 14, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tower of London to mark First World War Centenary with more than 800,000 ceramic poppies

The Tower of London has announced that it will mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with an art installation and programme of events.

March 16, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War training trenches found in Northern Ireland

Trenches used to prepare soldiers for the Western Front have been discovered at a British Army training ground in Northern Ireland.

March 17, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Royal Mail announces five-year programme to commemorate First World War Centenary

The UK’s Royal Mail has announced that it will produce 30 special Centenary stamps between 2014-18 to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

March 18, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British First World War soldiers reburied at Loos, France

Twenty British First World War soldiers were reinterred in northern France last week, almost 100 years after they were killed.

March 19, 2014 CN Editorial Team

World Poetry Day launch for international Centenary cultural events and performances

The impact of the poetry and literature of the First World War is to be examined in a wide programme of international cultural events and performances.

March 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Jewish experiences of the First World War explored at new London exhibition

The Jewish Museum London and the Jewish Military Museum have opened a new exhibition exploring the Jewish experience of the First World War.

March 20, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Commonwealth War Graves Commission launches ‘Virtual Cemetery’ teaching resource for Centenary

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched a new education resource, which aims to help teachers engage students during the First World War Centenary.