Historian Jason Burke writes for Centenary News about a project to compile a database of every serviceman from East Belfast who served in the First World War and the hope it will be a model for others.
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Wallace and Gromit creators make film for Imperial War Museum
Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman have made a short film, Flight of the Stories, to mark the re-opening of the Imperial War Museum's galleries in London.
Continue readingModel project to remember every First World War serviceman from East Belfast
Historian Jason Burke writes for Centenary News about a project to compile a database of every serviceman from East Belfast who served in the First World War and the hope it will be a model for others.
Continue readingLargest human poppy world record broken after two months
School children from across Sefton, Merseyside, have set a new world record by making the largest human poppy.
Continue readingAuthor Paul O’Prey speaks to Centenary News about his new First World War poetry anthology
Centenary News’ Books Editor, Eleanor Baggley, speaks to Paul O’Prey about his recent publication, First World War Poems from the Front.
Continue readingAnger at Algerian participation in France’s Centenary Bastille Day
France 24 reports that there has been anger both in France and Algeria that representatives of the Algerian military will be taking part in France’s annual Bastille Day celebrations.
Continue readingDetails of £5 million fund to ensure First World War memorials are “fitting tributes to the fallen” announced
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, have given further details of a £5 million fund to preserve First World War memorials.
Continue readingFirst World War Centenary arch erected in Folkestone
A memorial arch has been contructed in Folkestone, England, to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
Continue readingFirst World War Centenary arch erected in Folkestone
A memorial arch has been constructed in Folkestone, England, to mark its role as a major port for troops departing to the battlefields of Europe during the First World War.
Continue readingUK and German Parliamentarians sing Centenary Concert at Westminster Hall
The Choirs of the British and German Parliaments have sung together in London to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.
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