United Kingdom – Page 42 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

How secondary schools can teach pupils to learn about First World War’s legacy

A report by Centenary News contributor Dr. Jillian Davidson on the recent conference in London: “Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare.”

March 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

London rail station honours First World War soldier who won the Victoria Cross

A plaque honouring a railwayman who won the Victoria Cross for bravery during the First World War has been unveiled at Euston station in London.

March 31, 2014 CN Editorial Team

New details of German poison gas attack against Irish First World War soldiers

Journalist Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times reports that new details have been released by the UK National Archives on a German gas attack on Irish First World War soldiers.

April 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

English football chiefs visit France to remember the dead of the First World War

Senior English football representatives have visited Northern France to pay tribute to the players, officials and fans who fought and died in the First World War.

April 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British and Irish ministers lay foundation stone for Cross of Sacrifice at Glasnevin Cemetery

British and Irish ministers have laid the foundation stone for the Cross of Sacrifice which will be constructed at a Dublin cemetery.

April 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Professor Gary Sheffield blogs about the UK’s ‘lights out’ Centenary plan

Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, Gary Sheffield, has blogged about an initiative which calls on Britons to turn off their ligths to mark the Centenary.

April 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Work to rebuild British First World War cemetery underway in Poland

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is rebuilding a cemetery in Poland where 39 British soldiers were buried during the First World War.

April 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

St. Symphorien cemetery in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares for commemorations on 4th August 2014 marking the start of the First World War 100 years ago.

April 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British minister plants poppies in Brussels in memory of First World War nurse Edith Cavell

British government minister, Mark Simmonds, has planted poppies at the Brussels memorial to Edith Cavell, the nurse executed by the Germans in 1915 for helping Allied soldiers to escape.

April 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

St. Symphorien in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4

Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Author: Peter Alhadeff