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October 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Jutland Centenary – UK navy museum to mark ‘defining naval battle’ of First World War

Britain’s National Museum of the Royal Navy has announced a major exhibition next year marking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

October 27, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary tour for Edinburgh school students

Students from two schools in Edinburgh have visited the Gallipoli battlefields on a second tour organised by the UK-based Gallipoli Centenary Education Project.

October 28, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘An Oasis in a World Gone Crazy’ – London exhibition remembers Talbot House in WW1

Centenary News visits a new exhibition in London, paying tribute to ‘Tubby’ Clayton and Talbot House, the ‘home from home’ he created for British soldiers behind the lines in Belgium in 1915.

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October 29, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary – Ticket bids invited for 2016 Lochnagar Crater service

Tickets can now be requested for admission to the Lochnagar Crater centenary ceremony on July 1st 2016, organisers have announced.

November 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

‘An Oasis in a World Gone Crazy’ – London exhibition remembers Talbot House in WW1

An exhibition in London pays tribute to 'Tubby' Clayton and Talbot House, the 'home from home' he created for British soldiers behind the lines in Belgium in 1915.

November 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

UK Remembrance Sunday: Big Ben lit with poppies & 1915 battles

Poppies have again been screened onto the UK Parliament’s BIg Ben clock tower for Remembrance Sunday, focussing this year on the battles of 1915.

November 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day ceremonies November 2015

The 97th anniversary of the Armistice ending the Great War will be marked with commemorations across the world on Wednesday November 11th 2015.

November 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Commemorations worldwide mark Armistice Day

Armistice Day has been observed with moments of silence and the laying of wreaths in countries around the world.

November 12, 2015 CN Editorial Team

French Western Front app explores Bethune & the Artois battles

A new app explores First World War sites at the centre of events in the Béthune area of Northern France a century ago.

November 18, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: Closing day for Thiepval ticket ballot

The ballot closes today (November 18th) for tickets to attend next year’s Battle of the Somme Centenary commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial in France.