United Kingdom – Page 53 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Countdown: key dates coming up to mark 100th anniversary of the First World War

Centenary News lists the major commemorations taking place in July and August 2014 to mark the outbreak of the First World War 100 years ago.

June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tickets set to be released for Glasgow’s First World War Commonwealth Centenary commemoration

Tickets for a special ceremony in Glasgow to mark the Centenary of the First World War, with an emphasis on the Commonwealth, will be released to the general public on the 7th July 2013.

June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Britain honours overseas recipients of the Victoria Cross

Britain has unveiled plaques commemorating 175 men from overseas who were awarded the UK’s highest military honour – the Victoria Cross – during the First World War.

June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Historian Margaret MacMillan charts daily events leading up to the First World War for BBC Radio 4

On the eve of the centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, BBC Radio 4 is launching a daily programme charting the road to war in 1914.

July 3, 2014 CN Editorial Team

British Library exhibition: ‘Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour’

The British Library has developed an exhibition which explores how people in Britain coped with life during the First World War.

July 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Details of 600,000 Canadians added to Lives of the First World War digital database

The details of 600,000 Canadian men and women have been added to the Lives of the First World War digital database for people to add pictures and memories.

July 4, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Royal British Legion video encourages ‘lights out’ for Centenary

The Royal British Legion has released a video which encourages people to take part in the 'lights out' mass commemoration on the 4th August 2014.

July 5, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Executed nurse Edith Cavell to feature on UK First World War Centenary coin

Edith Cavell, the British nurse executed during the First World War, is to be commemorated on a new £5 Centenary coin.

July 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Welsh churches apologise for “perversion of Jesus’ message” during First World War

The Union of Welsh Independent Churches has apologised for the role it played in encouraging men to enlist to fight during the First World War.

July 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Queen honours First World War volunteers on Centenary of Archduke’s assassination

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have paid tribute to the thousands of men and women who volunteered during the First World War at a ceremony at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.