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The Great War 1914-1918
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The Great War 1914-1918
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- The Wartime Memories Project are very pleased to make the following announcement:
- 26th Feb 2013: The Wartime Memories Project has received a grant of £33,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting project, 'Life on the Home Front', to mark the centenary of the Great War in 2014. Further details are available in our new Life on the Home Front section.
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- Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site.
Stories of the Great War
The aim of this website is to share stories, photographs and documents relating to the Great War of 1914 to 1918. The site was begun in 1999 and will always be a work in progress. All the entries have been submitted by the family and friends of those who served, if your relative is not listed, please complete this form so that they can be added to the site.
Please select from the following sections:
- Those Who Served In alphabetical order by surname.
- Allied Army
- Central Powers Army
- War in the Air
- Prisoners of War
- The Royal Navy
- Central Powers' Navy
- Women at War
- Day by Day
- Can you Answer?
Did you know that we also have a section about World War Two.
Celebrate your own Family History
Did your relative live through the Great War, serve in the forces or on the home front? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial?
Do you know the location of a Great War "Roll of Honour?"We are very keen to track down these often forgotten documents and obtain photographs and transcriptions of the names recorded so that they will be available for all to remember.
Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice.
Celebrate your own Family History
Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Great War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc.
Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.
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Thiepval Wood 90 Years on
This DVD follows the Community Archeology Project, undertaken by The Somme Association and No Man's Land, The European Group for Great War Archaeology.
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