
Free learning resources from arts, cultural and heritage organisations.

21 Stories

Zeppelin Raids in the Humber During WW1
The effects of airship attacks on people of the Humber

Donald Simpson Bell's Victoria Cross
The story of the first footballer to volunteer in WW1

York Chocolate Sent to WW1 Soldiers
Raising soldiers' morale during Christmas 1914

WW1 Medal Stories
Six of our First World War Guardians and the medals they received

How the First World War affected families
The aftermath of the war for soldiers’ loved ones

Merchant Shipping During WW1
Hull merchant seamen's experiences of the First World War

Minesweeping During the First World War
How trawlermen of the Humber supported the Mine Clearance Service

The East Riding Yeomanry in the First World War
A soldier's experiences of wartime in the Middle East

Humber Regiments on the Western Front
Different experiences of soldiers in the First World War

Remembering the Leeds Pals Battalions
The Leeds Pals in the First World War

Harry Oldham Passchendaele Survivor
First World War soldier rescued from the mud of No Man's Land

Life in WW1 Country House Hospitals
Temporary wartime hospitals created during 1914-1918

York Minster Wafer Box
Given in memory of a soldier who died in WWI



WW1 Soldier Frederick Peil Saved by his Bible
German bullet lodged in the bible of a Cumbrian soldier from Ireby

Hyman Rutstein of the Jewish Battalion
Tefillin that helped WW1 soldier maintain his faith in the trenches

Honouring Oldham's WW1 Soldiers
Examining a First World War memorial from different perspectives

Air Raids on the WW1 British Home Front
How German Zeppelin attacks brought the fighting to British civilians

Alfie Knight's Letter to Lord Kitchener
Nine year old Dublin boy responds to WW1 recruitment drive

Female Munitions Workers in WW1
Thousands of British women took on dangerous jobs in wartime factories