Monthly Archives: March 2014

War poets of the VAD

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Miranda Brennan

When we talk about the ‘War Poets’, we often picture soldiers. But many poets and writers were active within the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Here are three female war poets, all of whom can either be located on Lives of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories | Tagged Carola Oman, First World War, In War Time, May Wedderburn Cannan, Rouen, The Menin Road and Other Poems, To My Brother, VAD, Vera Brittain, Verses of a VAD, War Poets, World Poetry Day, WW1 | Leave a comment

Discovering the war poets

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Miranda Brennan

To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, discover more about the poets of the First World War. Many ‘war poets’ of the First World War are well known. Poems by Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, for example, are widely studied in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories | Tagged Before the Charge, First World War, In Flanders Fields, Ivor Gurney, John MacRae, Patrick MacGill, Severn and Somme, The Big Push, The Red Horizon, Toussaints, World Poetry Day, WW1 | Leave a comment

Private Billie Tickle remembered on stamp

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

Help us to uncover more about the life stories of individuals featuring in Royal Mail’s series of First World War Centenary stamps This July, Royal Mail will be the issuing the first set of a series of stamps to commemorate … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories, News | Tagged Billie Tickle, First World War, Royal Mail, WW1, WW1Centenary | 1 Comment

Operation War Diary News

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

Around 10,000 people from around the globe have already helped us to uncover over 260,000 separate mentions of named individuals in the pages of First World War Western Front unit war diaries. We’d like you to join them. Today The National Archives … Continue reading →

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Women War Workers of the First World War

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

In the our second post celebrating International Women’s Day, we look at the life story of Lottie Meade, who worked on the home front during the First World War. The recruitment of men en masse to serve in the armed … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories | Tagged First World War, Imperial War Museum, International Womens Day, IWM, Women War Workers, WW1 | Leave a comment

Women and the aerial war

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

Over the course of the First World War there were increasing pressures from women for their own uniformed services to assist the war effort. As a result by the end of the war women were serving in the army, navy, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories | Tagged First World War, Historic Duxford, Imperial War Museums, International Womens Day, IWM, IWM Duxford, Womens Royal Air Force, WRAF, WW1 | Leave a comment

Stories of women during the First World War

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

The First World War brought significant changes to the lives of women in Britain and the Commonwealth. To coincide with International Women’s Day this Saturday, we’ll be blogging several life stories of women who served in uniform and worked on the home … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Stories | Tagged Etaples, First World War, International Womens Day, WW1, YMCA | Leave a comment

BBC World War One at Home

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

As a part of their First World War Centenary commemmorations, the BBC’s World War One at Home project launches today. A collaboration between the BBC and IWM, the series of broadcasts across TV, radio and online highlights personal stories and … Continue reading →

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10 things to do before Lives of the First World War launches

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

With the launch of Lives of the First World War on the horizon, we’ve compiled a list of a few things you can do between now and then to make sure you’re ready to start contributing to the platform this … Continue reading →

Posted in Help and Advice | Tagged First World War, Radio New Zealand, WW1, WW1Centenary | Leave a comment

Newly digitised conscription records available online

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Matthew Fidler

Last week one of our key supporters, The National Archives, made digitised records of over 8,000 individuals seeking exemption from conscription into the army in Middlesex during the First World War available online for the first time. The records reveal … Continue reading →

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