The Latest Breaking News from WWI

Descendants of Yorta Yorta man and Indigenous activist William Cooper have made a pilgrimage to his country and gravesite, echoing calls for recognition of First Nations' contribution to Australia's war efforts.

Anzac Day continues to feature on the Australian calendar as a day for celebrating and commemorating the deeds of our military personnel.

"Remembering our dead is so very important, not just for the family, but our wider community, so I am really pleased to be able to play a small part in this happening."

WWI Museum at Passchendaele are seeking to contact any relatives of James McIntyre’s family.

Samuel Harrocks was in his cabin when a torpedo struck, killing him along with 156 other men

Fiona Bruce hosted another instalment of Antiques Roadshow, which saw the BBC team of experts travel to the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in France

A mystery novel inspired by The Teacher's Pet, a WWI story featuring Miles Franklin, and the overdue biography of a celebrated Australian writer are in our top reads this month.

Thomas Thompson was killed as his unit advanced into Belgium

Kurt Vonnegut, who would be 100 years old today, never liked the name Veterans Day. He preferred to call it Armistice Day, which marked the end of WWI, a day of peace when an armistice preceded a peace treaty…"a moment," Vonnegut wrote, "when armies stop killing each other."