Tag Archives: WW1

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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. Newly digitised First World War … Continue reading →

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