̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ will be marking the centenary of British entry to the First World War by attending a Service of Commemoration in Great St Mary's Church, on Monday 4 August at 6pm.
̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ will be marking the centenary of British entry to the First World War by attending a Service of Commemoration in Great St Mary's Church, on Monday 4 August at 6pm.
A Deputy for the Lord-Lieutenant will attend, as will the High Sheriff. ̽»¨Ö±²¥Vice-Chancellor and the Mayor will join them on this special occasion, along with other ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and Civic Officers, the Heads of the Colleges and representatives of the armed services, the community and heritage groups in the Cambridge area.
̽»¨Ö±²¥service is open to all. ̽»¨Ö±²¥sermon will be preached by Professor Simon Lee, Executive Director of the Cambridge Theological Federation.
̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s war list records 13878 former students and staff who served in the First World War. And of these, 2470 were killed – a figure around the same as the entire Cambridge student population at any one time before the war – and their names are recorded on College war memorials. ÌýIn addition to the dreadful casualties inflicted, the war was also a catalyst for change, with profound consequences for both the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and wider society.
A number of initiatives, exhibitions and events are planned at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ to mark the centenary of the First World War over the next four years. These include a major project by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library to digitise Siegfried Sassoon’s First World War diaries.
During the ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s weekend from 12 to13 September, there will be exhibitions including one in the Wren Library, Trinity College, on the College and the First World War, plus a talk on Girton students and the two world wars.
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