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'Indian Army in the First World War' book cover
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Buy a copy of this edited volume, compiled by Alan Jeffreys, which reassesses the important global role of the Indian Army during the First World War.
Mission accomplished? Comparing First World War battles
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School workshops
Investigate four key battles through primary sources and decide whether they can be considered victories or defeats.
School students getting to grips with the handling collection
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School workshops
Discover more about the contributions of soldiers from the British Empire in the First and Second World Wars.
Medal awarded to Indian soldier demonstrates substantial role India played in First World War
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In October 1918, Indian medical officer Captain Heerajee Cursetjee was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery during the final stages of the First World War campaign in Mesopotamia.
'Tommy French' book cover
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Buy a copy of Julian Walker's book in which he investigates the way language was shaped by the First World War.
Part of a First World War propaganda poster showing a soldier and a munitions worker
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School workshops
Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.
Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
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School workshops
Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.
Kensington soldier’s archives describe secret parachute mission in the First World War
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One hundred years ago in June 1918, Major John Carter was serving as an intelligence officer in Italy assisting in a top secret and pioneering mission to parachute agents behind enemy lines.
Recruitment and conscription
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Analyse recruitment posters from the Museum's collection and multimedia recreations of First World War parliamentary debates to explore the history of Army recruitment and conscription.
A British medical orderly treats a wounded German soldier, c1916
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School workshops
Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.
School students getting to grips with the handling collection
Secondary
School workshops
Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.
Devon soldier’s diary offers unique eyewitness account of the First World War
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In May 1918, Lance-Corporal Talbot Mohan and his comrades were resting in a quiet sector of the Western Front when the Germans launched the third phase of their Spring Offensive. Mohan's unpublished war diary offers a unique eyewitness account of the chaos of the subsequent Allied retreat.