WWI stories

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Making Connections

Jo from Malvern finds herself changed by a school trip to a First World War Memorial in France.

• We will remember them
• Looking for Ashley
• Gheluvelt Park
• Video Nation

Personal stories about World War One, the people who took part, and the continuing impact on their families.

O Valiant Hearts

The local connections to one of the best known hymns sung on Remembrance Sunday.

War, madness and murder

The tragic story of a WWI Veteran who committed murder...

Back from the dead

William recounts a chilling family story about how hard it was to tell the living from the dead.

My grandfather's grave

Diane from Bromsgrove talks about the moving message on her grandfather's gravestone in France.

Brothers in war

A Herefordshire historian researches the story of two brothers who were killed in the Great War.

Looking for Ashley

Katy becomes the first family member to visit the World War I memorial to her long lost relative.

Tracing your WWI ancestors

How you can research your ancestors from World War I...

Gheluvelt Park

A history of this Worcester park, built to commemorate a famous battle in WW1.

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