United Kingdom – Page 93 – First World War Centenary News Archive

December 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Tea’s up for Talbot House Centenary

The cheer offered to WW1 British soldiers 100 years ago when Talbot House first opened its doors in Belgium was today remembered on the streets of London and Manchester.

December 18, 2015 CN Editorial Team

From Scapa Flow to Portsmouth – Jutland guns to feature at 2016 centenary exhibition

Guns that saw action at the Battle of Jutland will be among exhibits at the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s centenary exhibition, opening in May 2016.

December 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Sir Douglas Haig takes over British command on the Western Front

General Sir Douglas Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as commander-in-chief of British forces in France and Flanders on December 19th 1915.

December 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

A soldier’s story of the first hours of the Somme – rediscovered by local historian

Former BBC journalist Howard Benson has unearthed the story of a British army tunneller who witnessed one of the enormous explosions launching the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916.

December 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Last Allied soldiers leave Anzac Cove & Suvla

The withdrawal of Allied troops from Suvla and Anzac Cove on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula was completed on December 20th 1915.

December 31, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Centenary year of 2015 – recalled in pictures from Centenary News

Pictures taken by the Centenary News team recall some of the many events over the past year, marking First World War anniversaries from 1915.

January 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2016

Centenary News looks ahead to the some of the major First World War anniversaries which will be remembered in 2016.

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘The Caribbean’s Great War’ – Centenary project remembers West Indian soldiers

The contribution made by Caribbean soldiers to the Allies in the First World War is being given further recognition in a series of initiatives by the West India Committee in the UK.

January 6, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Jutland Centenary naval lecture series for 2016 in London

A series of lectures about the British navy in the First World World War will be held at the Army & Navy Club, London, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

January 7, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Somme Centenary: February ticket deadline for July 1 Lochnagar ceremony

Ticket applications for admission to the Somme Centenary commemorations at Lochnagar Crater in France will close on February 15th 2016, organisers announce.