What was life like in Britain during the First World War?
This was the first conflict in which the daily lives of civilians were changed - many people faced dangerous and challenging situations.
We have created resources based on real Life Stories, researched through our project Lives of the First World War.
Step 1: Browse the six personal stories of individuals who were directly affected
Step 2: Download individual PowerPoints containing historical sources
Step 3: Try our Suggested Activities
These resources were created with the kind support of The Charles Skey Charitable Trust
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© IWM Documents.2762Beatrice Bennett
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© Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre, licensed under Creative Commons BY NC SADorothy BrownDorothy Brown
Dorothy was a munitions worker who died in an accidental explosion.
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© IWM Documents.163William Harrison
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© IWM WWC D8-8-372Emma WatkinsEmma Watkins
Emma was a teacher at a school which was bombed during an air raid over London.
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© National Portrait Gallery, London NPG x137996William L RobinsonWilliam L Robinson
William earned a Victoria Cross for shooting down a Zeppelin airship over Hertfordshire.
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Copyright expiredDr William RiversDr William Rivers
William treated 'shell shock' patients at Craiglockhart Hosptial, including poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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