First World War Centenary

This community-led project aimed to expand digital archives and discover the stories of every soldier whose name appears on a Flintshire First World War memorial.

Heaton Avenues in Wartime uncovered 10 hidden stories of local residents during the First World War.

Volunteers used the Otley Museum archives to create a digital map showing the address of every person on the town’s war memorial.

Volunteers from the Scottish Pipers Association researched the tunes and stories behind the Pipers of the First World War, including the iconic image of the Piper leading the soldiers into battle.

Residents of the Langley Estate in Manchester used stories and photographs of their ancestors as inspiration to create a collective poem and film.

The Call Up helped participants piece together the lives of refugees living in Hampshire during the First World War.

Heroes of Chiswick aims to discover more about the lives of 23 men from the Parish of St. Michael (Sutton Court) who were killed on active service in France, Belgium, Gallipoli and elsewhere.

Twenty young people, aged 14-19, researched the lives of Bolton soldiers who had died during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

Young people from North Tyneside found out how the First World War affected their local communities through a range of creative activities.

Through workshops and visits, children from Salesbury School used archives to find out how the First World War affected boys living in Blackburn Orphanage.

This project is exploring the impact of the First World War on the people of Broadland, from the perspectives of the men who went to war and those who remained at home.

Volunteers researched the history of the Bedford College of Physical Training and developed a film using archival material and interviews with former students.