Tag Archives: 1914

National Portrait Gallery announces World War I show for 2014

Posted on October 25, 2013 by DH

London’s National Portrait Gallery will mark the Centenary of World War I with a display of paintings, films and sculptures inspired by the conflict. The exhibition, entitled The Great War in Portraits, will run from 27 February until 15 June … Continue reading →

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Tour de France route 2014 includes World War I sites

Posted on October 23, 2013 by DH

Tour de France organisers have announced a four-country route for the 2014 event, starting in England and featuring stretches in the north and east of France to commemorate the Centenary of World War I. Belgium and Spain will be the … Continue reading →

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Stow Maries airfield to be restored for Centenary

Posted on October 19, 2013 by DH

Stow Maries airfield, one of the most complete World War I aerodromes in the UK, is set to be completely restored, following a campaign by a group of volunteers. In World War I pilots flew from the Essex base on … Continue reading →

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1913 inspires Imperial War Museum’s Christmas range

Posted on October 18, 2013 by DH

The Imperial War Museum’s Christmas range is this year inspired by the last Edwardian Christmas in 1913. Christmas celebrations in Britain at this time would have been busy, memorable and fuelled by food and drink – at least at the … Continue reading →

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Belgium’s Fort de Loncin recalls devastation of 1914

Posted on October 14, 2013 by DH

One of the major focuses of Belgium’s commemorations to mark the Centenary of the outbreak of World War I will be the Fort de Loncin. The fortress, one of 12 that formed a defensive semi-circle around the city of Liege, … Continue reading →

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Charity searches for relatives of first British casualty

Posted on September 10, 2013 by DH

The Barnet War Memorials Initiative Trust is looking to install a memorial to private John Parr, of 4th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, who was the first British soldier to be killed in World War I. It is also hoping to … Continue reading →

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How the Kaiser freed British officer to visit dying mother

Posted on September 3, 2013 by DH

Historian Richard Van Emden has uncovered the story of how captain Robert Campbell was freed by the German Kaiser so he could visit his dying mother. The Daily Telegraph reports how the 29-year-old Campbell was captured at the battle of … Continue reading →

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Retreat from Mons Remembrance Trail

Posted on August 26, 2013 by DH

CWGC has launched a Retreat from Mons Remembrance Trail. The Battle of Mons was fought on 23 August 1914. Heavy fighting took place in the city and the surrounding area and by the evening the British Expeditionary Force had begun … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant Maurice Dease VC

Posted on August 24, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Maurice Dease won his VC at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914. ‘The machine gun crews were constantly being knocked out. So cramped was their position that when a man was hit he had to be removed … Continue reading →

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Anniversary of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Posted on June 28, 2013 by DH

It was 99 years today that the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, leading ultimately to the outbreak of World War I. The Archduke was in Sarajevo to inspect Austro-Hungarian troops when he and his wife were shot dead by … Continue reading →

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