
Free learning resources from arts, cultural and heritage organisations.

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Scheduled Occupations During the First World War
Explore how some Humber men were exempted from conscription

First World War Friendship Book
Wartime messages by soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment

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

Two 1914-1918 War Poets
Comparing the poetry of Rupert Brooke and Ferenc Békássy

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

Children Raising Funds During Wartime
How young people contributed to the First World War effort

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

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

WW1 Prisoners of War from Lancashire Regiments
Parcels sent to British POWs in Germany

First World War Propaganda in the Humber
Techniques used to encourage men and women to volunteer for service

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

Christmas Gifts for WW1 Troops
A wartime charity helped soldiers celebrate Christmas in the trenches

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

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