Below is a selection of poems, inspired by the First World War, written by Meg Pybus COLUMNS The orderliness of it all Helmets All the same One in front of the other Leading ranks banked filing together Advancing In three ranks Commanded Running Before falling Sprawling Today A universe Still, white graves, composed […]
When the First World War began, the army was in the middle of field trials for an improved version of the Boots, ankle, General Service (BGS). They were designed to be hard-wearing and long-lasting rather than comfortable. They were worn with long puttees – rolled round the legs from the top of the ankle boot […]
While preparing a piece about the British Expeditionary Force’s retreat from Mons, Keith Pybus turned to fellow member of the Shropshire Remembers Consortium, curator Christine Bernáth, for a pair of boots. She explained that few items of clothing or footwear had survived the rigours of the trenches and unfortunately there were none in the collection. […]
As more and more men were taken off the land to be sent to the Front, attention turned to women as possible agricultural labourers. As early as 1915 the Board of Agriculture considered this, but it was January 1917 before the Women’s Land Army, was officially set up. In the Borough of Wenlock, things were […]
Visitors to this website may have noticed the line of weary soldiers trudging across the header of the screen. These figures are taken from a postcard issued by the 6th battalion of the regiment for Christmas 1916. There is a marked difference in tone between this and other, earlier regimental postcards. In 1914 there was […]
The ‘Home Office Scheme’ in July 1916 offered conscientious objectors, whose reasons for objection were considered genuine, an alternative to prison. This would be a Work Camp where they would live communally, wear civilian clothes, and undertake ‘arduous work’. Ditton Priors Camp dates from March 1917, and was largely forgotten both in the village, and […]
Over 100 young people have worked with MediaActive alongside, historians, media artists, journalists, archives and museums to uncover some of the ‘stories’ of the First World War. Looking at first hand accounts of WWI, including the work of war artists, poets and journalists, along with archive material, photographs, film, diaries, and letters from the frontline and […]
Local history enthusiasts flocked to the Shirehall to take part in the Shropshire History Day on Saturday. This event was jointly held between the Shropshire Remembers project and Shropshire Archives and comprised a series of talks and displays by over 20 local groups and organisations. The First World War was well represented with many local […]
Jake Elcock is a film production student at The University of Westminster Film School and is in the early stages of producing a feature film set in the trenches of The Somme. He has shot a proof of concept film this summer at the Oswestry Trench Experience and aims to shoot the full film next […]
Was It Yesterday? is a fictionalised account of experiences in the First World War by A. M. Bown, a well-known Shropshire farmer. He spent four years at the front as a subaltern in the Royal Artillery, being wounded twice, gassed once and winning the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry. His book was first published in 1928 […]
