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Soldiers wearing Gas Masks © National Army Museum
Travoys arriving with wounded © IWM ART 2268
Victory parade in England © National Army Museum
The London Cenotaph © National Army Museum
Recruitment Poster © National Army Museum
83rd Light Infantry © National Army Museum
Soldiers in their Trench Beds © National Army Museum
Hurrah for England Postcard
1914-1915 Star © National Army Museum
Improvised Dressing Station © IWM ART 2764
Pack mules carrying Artillery © National Army Museum
Horses moving a Howitzer - It took a team of ten horses to move one howitzer © National Army Museum
The British War Medal Side A © National Army Museum
Graves at Seaford Cemetry © Jeffrey Green
Sikh Soldiers in Uniform © National Army Museum
Sikh Light Infantry in Uniform © National Army Museum
Graves at Seaford Cemetery © Jeffrey Green
Troops waiting for Action © National Army Museum
Dogs at work © National Army Museum
Instructional diagram of a Fire Trench, with a Supervision Trench behind it, mainly to allow officers to move quickly from one part of the line under their control to another. © National Army Museum
Trench map, belonging to war poet Siegfried Sassoon. The red trenches are German – British trenches aren’t shown in case the map falls into enemy hands, but they follow a similar pattern © National Army Museum
A Field Kitchen - Although they resemble some kind of field artillery, these are in fact field kitchens (the long pipes are the chimneys) destined for the front, and every bit as important. © National Army Museum
British War Medal 1914-18 © National Army Museum
Dressing Station © IWM ART 1452
Man operating a Wireless Radio © National Army Museum
Officers at Mainz © National Army Museum
Treating the Wounded © National Army Museum
Woman of the WAAF doing clerical work © National Army Museum
The BWIR at camp © IWM Q1202
Brighton Dome - This painting by Douglas Fox-Pitt depicts the Indian Army Wounded in the dome of Brighton Pavilion, which was converted into a hospital © IWM Art 323
Paths of Glory © IWM ART 518
Christmas morning in the trenches © National Army Museum
Mule Track © IWM ART 1153
Soldiers Eating © National Army Museum
Dogs at work © National Army Museum
Guns at the Front - These 8-inch howitzers had a range of about 12,300 yards (11.24 km), and fired a 200-lb (90.8kg) shell. © National Army Museum
Nurse, wounded soldier and child © IWM ART 5194
The Victoria Cross © National Army Museum
A female recruit © National Army Museum
Men carrying stretchers © National Army Museum
Harvest of Battle © IWM ART 1921
Union Jack © Stephen Bourne
Reservists Recruitment Poster © National Army Museum
The British War Medal Side A © National Army Museum
A WAAC recruiting poster © National Army Museum
Advanced Dressing Station in France © IWM ART 1922
Gassed © IWM ART 1460
Sikhs on bicycles and horses © IWM Q 3983
The 1914 Star © National Army Museum
A Fighter Plane - An RE8 reconnaissance airplane. The observer at the back has a bar to mount a machine gun for defence. © National Army Museum
The London Cenotaph © National Army Museum
Victory Medal © National Army Museum
FANY Drivers standing in front of their ambulance. FANY stood for First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Soldiers said it stood for First ANYwhere. © National Army Museum
Graves at Seaford Cemetry © Jeffrey Green
Tanks © National Army Museum
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Sections:
Trench Brothers Education Zone
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
1. The Beginning
2. The British Empire
3. Opposing Sides
4. Timeline
5. The Indian Army
6. The British West Indies Regiment
7. Signing Up and Training
8. Uniforms
9. Ranks and Occupations
10. Trenches
11. Food
12. Weaponry and Equipment
13. Animals
14. Battles
15. The Effects of War
16. Indian Army/BWIR experiences
17. The Role of Women
18. Prisoners of War
19. The End of the War
20. The Aftermath of War
21. Creative Responses to the War
22. First World War Terms
LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
1. English
2. Mathematics
3. Science
4. Art and Design
5. Design and Technology
6. Geography
7. History
8. Music
9. Physical Education
10. Religious Education
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