Explore the stories of the people and events featured in the I Was There: Room of Voices exhibition at IWM London.
Behind the Voices
Find out more about the individuals who tell their stories of Armistice Day 1918 in I Was There: Room of Voices and explore the oral histories in IWM's collection.
‘I thought it was another air raid’
Caroline Rennles spent the war working in munitions factories. For four years, she worked long hours, doing hard and sometimes dangerous work.
When peace finally arrived in November 1918, it came as a surprise to her - and at the same time as a terrible personal tragedy.
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