Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, England, has been lent a second portrait of the First World War soldier Norman Kohnstamm, reuniting the portraits after almost one hundred years.
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Centenary News in Brief: 9th – 16th May 2014
Centenary News in brief this week includes: a new exhibition on ‘Portugal and the Great War’ at the National Library of Portugal; a talk on Ottoman Perspectives of the conflict at Zurich University; a petition in the UK for Edith Cavell to feature on the £2 coin; and a Centenary conference at Georgia Fwinnett College, America.
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RAF Museum creates new exhibition to tell the ‘often overlooked’ story of air power in the First World War
The Royal Air Force Museum is developing a new exhibition to explore the growth of air power in the First World War, from early reconnaissance flights to the coordinated use of aircraft and artillery.
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RAF Museum creates new exhibition to tell the ‘often overlooked’ story of air power in the First World War
The Royal Air Force Museum is developing a new exhibition to explore the growth of air power in the First World War, from early reconnaissance flights to the coordinated use of aircraft and artillery.
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RAF Museum creates new exhibition to tell the ‘often overlooked’ story of air power in the First World War
The Royal Air Force Museum is developing a new exhibition to explore the growth of air power in the First World War, from early reconnaissance flights to the coordinated use of aircraft and artillery.
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International historians to debate Sarajevo 1914 ‘the South Slav Question’ at Southampton University
Southampton University in the UK is marking the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination with an international conference from June 26-28 2014.
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Giant painting of First World War naval commanders restored to view at London’s National Portrait Gallery
A vast painting of Britain’s First World War naval commanders is back on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London for the first time since the 1960s.
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First World War Centenary garden ‘No Man’s Land’ at Chelsea Flower Show
ABF – The Soldier’s Charity has developed a special garden for the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Book of First World War newspapers will teach children about the Centenary
The UK’s largest private archive of historical newspapers is offering a free booklet of First World War newspapers to show how the conflict was reported at the time.
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Heritage chief becomes first woman to lead Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has appointed Victoria Wallace, Chief Executive of Leeds Castle, as its next Director General. She succeeds Alan Pateman-Jones who’s standing down in June 2014.
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