Thursday, 24 September 2009

Roger Fenton Crimean War Photographs

Here is the complete collection of Fenton's photographs taken in the Crimea - all 263 of them!

Click here to see them.


A very useful website from the Crimean War Research Society.

Some very useful links of key facts and figures, and a good overview of the war.
Also available is a very useful chronology of the war.

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Online Crimea exhibition

An online exhibition from The National Archives.

Using documents, images and text the exhibition provides a good overview of the war in the Crimea.

Also useful are the range of original documents which support the exhibition (great for source evaluation!)

Monday, 31 August 2009

WW1 articles from History Today






History Today have published a series of articles about the First World War. Click the following link to read more...

History Today's First World War section


Areas covered include:

  • Origins
  • In Battle
  • Home Front
  • War Art
  • Aftermath
Well worth a look!


Wednesday, 26 August 2009





A useful site for finding out about the battles of the Crimean and Boer Wars.

For example, The Battle of Balaclava

Monday, 27 July 2009

WW1 Veteran, Harry Patch dies aged 111

The last British survivor of the World War I trenches, Harry Patch, has died at the age of 111.

I had the honour of meeting Harry and listening to him speak of his experiences at Passchendaele. Born in Combe Down, Bath, Harry fought on the Western Front in 1917. During WW2 he served with the AFS and experienced the Bath Blitz in 1942.

Harry died in Wells on 25 July 2008, the last of Britain's fighting Tommy's.

Read his obituary here

His life in pictures

His book 'The Last Fighting Tommy' is well worth reading.

Rest in Peace, Harry.

Saturday, 18 July 2009

Oldest WW1 veteran dies


Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I veterans, has died at the age of 113.

Mr Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service in WWI, later transferring to the Royal Air Force at the time of its creation.

Harry Patch, aged 111, is now the last surviving British WW1 veteran.

Read the full story here

Monday, 6 July 2009

Interviews with WW1 veterans


Interviews with WW1 veterans from the archives of the BBC.
Listen to those who were there describe their experiences in their own words.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Frome's Fallen Heroes

A site about the men of Frome, a small market town in Somerset, who died during the Great War and World War Two.

Over 450 men from Frome and the surrounding villages in Somerset lost their lives during the 1914-1918 War and afterwards. The following pages give you an insight of the person behind the name as far as The Great War is concerned.


Thursday, 25 June 2009

World War One (Fact Sheet)

Link to a fact sheet based on World War 1 - Ready to open on Publisher whenever you're ready.

However, it's worth joining the website to find out more information

Click here to access the fact file.

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