Duration: 2'36''
Newsreel and commentary describe how Britain introduced conscription in 1916.
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A is for Archduke Franz Ferdinand | WWI A-Z
Explanation of how the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War One.
B is for Battalions | WWI A-Z
Recruitment through the formation of 'Pals' Battalions' where friends and neighbours joined up together.
D is for Diary | WWI A-Z
School pupils examine diaries written during the war years and discuss what we can learn from them.
E is for Empire | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary explore the contribution of the British Empire to the war effort.
F is for Food | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary illustrate the working of the field kitchens that supplied the British trenches in World War One.
G is for Gas | WWI A-Z
School pupils handle a British gas mask from the World War One period and describe its use in a gas attack.
H is for Home Front | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and photographs illustrate life on the Home Front in Britain during World War One.
I is for In Flanders Fields | WWI A-Z
Newsreel, photographs and commentary about Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian field surgeon who served on the Western Front.
J is for Jutland Jack | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary about Jack Cornwell, a boy of sixteen serving on HMS Lancaster, who died at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
K is for Keep the Home Fires Burning | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary about the role of patriotic songs in World War One.
L is for Lusitania | WWI A-Z
A German U-Boat submarine sank the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland on 7 May, with the loss of 1,202 lives.
M is for Medicine | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary about the advances in medicine made during World War One.
N is for Nurses | WWI A-Z
Commentary and newsreel describe the role of nurses during World War One, including the work of volunteer nurses.
O is for Owen (Wilfred) | WWI A-Z
Examining the life of Wilfred Owen, today one of the most widely recognised poets of World War One.
P is for Post Office | WWI A-Z
Overview of the role of the Post Office in conveying messages and parcels from home to British Tommies in the trenches.
Q is for Quartermaster | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and commentary examine the role of the quartermaster in keeping British troops supplied and equipped during World War One.
R is for Remembrance | WWI A-Z
Schoolchildren describe the national act of remembrance that takes place on 11th November each year.
S is for Shrapnel | WWI A-Z
Shrapnel shells caused more injuries than any other weapon of the war years.
T is for Trenches | WWI A-Z
Descriptions of the conditions of British trenches on the Western Front in World War One.
U is for Unsung Heroes | WWI A-Z
Newsreel and schoolchildren's commentary illustrate and describe the role animals played in the trench warfare of World War One.
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