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'Indian Army in the First World War' book cover
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Indian Army in the First World War

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.

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Mission accomplished? Comparing First World War battles
School workshops

Mission accomplished? Comparing First World War battles

Investigate four key battles through primary sources and decide whether they can be considered victories or defeats.

Secondary workshop
'Tommy French' book cover
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Tommy French

Buy a copy of Julian Walker's book in which he investigates the way language was shaped by the First World War.

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Medal awarded to Indian soldier demonstrates substantial role India played in First World War
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Medal awarded to Indian soldier demonstrates substantial role India played in First World War

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.

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Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
School workshops

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

Primary workshop
Part of a First World War propaganda poster showing a soldier and a munitions worker
School workshops

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment (virtual)

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

Primary workshop
Recruitment and conscription
School workshops

Recruitment and conscription

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.

Secondary workshop
A British medical orderly treats a wounded German soldier, c1916
School workshops

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment (virtual)

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.

Secondary workshop
School students getting to grips with the handling collection
School workshops

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

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.

Secondary workshop
Kensington soldier’s archives describe secret parachute mission in the First World War
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Kensington soldier’s archives describe secret parachute mission in the First World War

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.

Press
Second World War propaganda poster contrasting pre- and post-war accommodation in Britain
School workshops

Recruitment and conscription (virtual)

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.

Secondary workshop
The King's African Rifles, East Africa, 1916
Events

The East Africa Campaign, 1914-18

Dr Anne Samson provides a fascinating overview of the East Africa Campaign and its impact on the First World War.

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