Free learning resources from arts, cultural and heritage organisations.
14 Stories
Scheduled Occupations During the First World War
Explore how some Humber men were exempted from conscription
5 Images
1 Video
First World War Friendship Book
Wartime messages by soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment
7 Images
Remembering the Leeds Pals Battalions
The Leeds Pals in the First World War
15 Images
1 Video
3 Documents
Two 1914-1918 War Poets
Comparing the poetry of Rupert Brooke and Ferenc Békássy
11 Images
1 Document
The East Riding Yeomanry in the First World War
A soldier's experiences of wartime in the Middle East
7 Images
1 Video
1 Document
Children Raising Funds During Wartime
How young people contributed to the First World War effort
3 Images
Minesweeping During the First World War
How trawlermen of the Humber supported the Mine Clearance Service
6 Images
1 Video
6 Documents
Merchant Shipping During WW1
Hull merchant seamen's experiences of the First World War
5 Images
1 Document
WW1 Prisoners of War from Lancashire Regiments
Parcels sent to British POWs in Germany
8 Images
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
3 Images
1 Document
Alfie Knight's Letter to Lord Kitchener
Nine year old Dublin boy responds to WW1 recruitment drive
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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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