Documents
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19 Stories
Scheduled Occupations During the First World War
Explore how some Humber men were exempted from conscription
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1 Video
First World War Friendship Book
Wartime messages by soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment
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Songs of the First World War
Explore two WW1 songs with very different themes and sentiments
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1 Document
Remembering the Leeds Pals Battalions
The Leeds Pals in the First World War
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1 Video
2 Documents
Two 1914-1918 War Poets
Comparing the poetry of Rupert Brooke and Ferenc Békássy
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1 Document
The East Riding Yeomanry in the First World War
A soldier's experiences of wartime in the Middle East
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1 Video
1 Document
Children Raising Funds During Wartime
How young people contributed to the First World War effort
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Minesweeping During the First World War
How trawlermen of the Humber supported the Mine Clearance Service
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1 Video
6 Documents
Merchant Shipping During WW1
Hull merchant seamen's experiences of the First World War
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1 Document
WW1 Prisoners of War from Lancashire Regiments
Parcels sent to British POWs in Germany
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1 Document
First World War Propaganda in the Humber
Techniques used to encourage men and women to volunteer for service
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How the First World War affected families
The aftermath of the war for soldiers’ loved ones
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Christmas Gifts for WW1 Troops
A wartime charity helped soldiers celebrate Christmas in the trenches
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1 Document
Losing a Loved One in WW1
How did relatives get news of a soldier’s death?
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1 Document
Alfie Knight's Letter to Lord Kitchener
Nine year old Dublin boy responds to WW1 recruitment drive
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Sending Eggs to Wounded Soldiers
How the National Egg Collection Scheme helped WW1 soldiers in hospital
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Surviving Shell Shock in the First World War
George Burnett's story leads into an overview of shell shock in WW1
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Hyman Rutstein of the Jewish Battalion
Tefillin that helped WW1 soldier maintain his faith in the trenches
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