United Kingdom – Page 83 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News Lookahead: Battle of Jutland

Centenary News responds to readers’ questions about plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland with a preview of what we know so far about commemorations planned for May/June 2016.

June 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Talbot House Rose blooms for Lord Mayor of London

A rose marking the Centenary of Talbot House, the First World War British soldiers’ club in Flanders, has been presented to the Lord Mayor of London.

June 22, 2015 CN Editorial Team

British Navy captures 3D images of Battle of Jutland wrecks

Warships sunk during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 have been scanned with the latest sonar technology by Britain’s Royal Navy ahead of next year’s centenary.

June 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

30,000th Last Post: Ypres’ UK twin town joins tribute

The Kent town of Sittingbourne is taking part in the international commemoration marking the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post in Ypres.

End Date: 09 Jul 2015

June 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

More on 30,000th Last Post: County Durham fire stations to host July 9 tributes

Fire stations in the County Durham area of Northern England will be among those hosting tributes marking the 30,000th Last Post ceremony in Ypres on July 9th 2015.

June 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Phone app launched for 30,000th Last Post in Ypres

With two weeks to go, a smartphone app is available for the live streaming of the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post in Ypres on July 9th 2015.

June 26, 2015 CN Editorial Team

German U-boat propeller returns home after 100 years

A propeller from a submarine sunk off the English coast in March 1915 has been returned to the German Navy.

June 29, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘The Dreamers’ – new musical remembering soldiers lost at sea off Gallipoli

A musical telling the story of a British officer and his soldiers who drowned at sea off Gallipoli is being performed at the St James Theatre, London, from June 30th-July 11th 2015.

End Date: 11 Jul 2015

June 30, 2015 CN Editorial Team

1915 UK Merchant Navy records go online for WW1 Centenary

The names of hundreds of thousands of seafarers who kept Britain supplied in 1915, the first full year of the Great War, can be searched online for the first time.

July 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary 2016 – UK announces ballot for Thiepval tickets

On the 99th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, a ballot has been announced for next year’s Centenary commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial in France.