United Kingdom – Page 95 – First World War Centenary News Archive

January 27, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Britain passes law introducing conscription

The British Parliament passed the Military Service Act on January 27th 1916, making single men aged 18-41 liable for call-up to fight in the First World War.

February 1, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Bids sought to host Tower of London poppies in 2017

The UK WW1 Centenary arts programme, 14-18 NOW, is inviting expressions of interest from locations wanting to host the Tower of London poppy sculptures in 2017.

February 3, 2016 CN Editorial Team

UK acts to keep Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger and robes

The British Government has placed temporary export bans on a dagger and traditional robes worn by Lawrence of Arabia in the hope of finding a buyer to keep them in the UK.

February 9, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Forgotten Wrecks’ project remembers 1918 convoy tragedy

The loss of 34 crewmen in a collision with the world’s largest oil tanker in March 1918 is among the latest stories told as part of the Maritime Archaeology Trust’s ‘Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War’ project.

February 10, 2016 CN Editorial Team

British-German appeal to support Jutland Centenary memorial project

Relatives of the British and German commanders at the Battle of Jutland have made a joint appeal for donations to support the construction of a ‘lasting memorial’ on Denmark’s North Sea coast.

February 11, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary Education Project holds conference for schools – March 2016

The UK-based Gallipoli Centenary Education Project is holding a national conference for schools in Birmingham on March 14th 2016.

February 15, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Wipers Times’ again raises a smile for 2016 Centenary

Rare moments of First World War humour are recaptured for the centenary of the Wipers Times, a satirical newspaper founded by two British army officers in Ypres in February 1916.

February 17, 2016 CN Editorial Team

British royal family to attend Somme Centenary events in UK, France & Canada

Buckingham Palace gives first details of the Somme Centenary commemorations to be attended by Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the British royal family in summer 2016.

February 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

New Exhibition – Tank Men: The Story of the First Crews

The Tank Museum in Dorset in the UK is marking the centenary of the first tank attack in history with a new exhibition ‘Tank Men: The Story of the First Crews’.

February 19, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Trench Brothers Project: Focuses on the role of ethnic minority soldiers in WWI

Helen Kelly, the Projects Coordinator at HMDT Music has sent Centenary News an update on their project: Trench Brothers.

Author: Helen Kelly