We were very lucky to be able to borrow a WW1 'Museum in a box' resource from the Tolson Museum in Huddersfield. It included soldiers' trench equipment, medals, photographs and newspapers from the time. The pupils were fascinated by the...
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The 'Pals' battalions of World War I, comprised of men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, who were promised that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, colleagues and neighbours ("pals"), rather than being randomly allocated...
The 'Pals' battalions of World...
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On the first day of the battle of the Somme, there were 60,000 casualties (20,000 killed and 40,000 wounded). To put the number into some perspective, that's equal to the Olympic Stadium in London at full capacity....
On the first day of the battle...
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The battle of the Somme started on the 1st of July 1916 and ended on the 18th of November 1916 which was a total of 141 days....
The battle of the Somme starte...
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