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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

Category Archives: Life Stories

War poets of the VAD

Discovering the War Poets

Private Billie Tickle remembered on stamp

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