The National Army Museum has put together an online exhibition detailing events on the Western Front in 1918. Follow the final year of the First World War through original images and quotes from those who took part in the fighting.
Visit the Western Front 1918 site
‘Mapping our Anzacs’ is a fantastic online resource from the National Archives of Australia. It allows users to find particular service personnel; add photos and details about them to an online scrapbook; and post tributes to First World War veterans. An interactive world map shows where those who became Anzac troops were born and enlisted.
Visit the Mapping our Anzacs site
Drawing on records from the Library and Archives of Canada, this site illustrates the many experiences of Canadians during the First World War. Diaries, documents and photos provide a fascinating insight into a diverse range of people who were affected by war.
Visit the Canada and the First World War site
Harry Lamin served in Flanders and northern Italy for four years during the war. His letters concerning his life have been released chronologically in blog form. This site provides the intriguing experience of following Lamin’s life 90 years on. In order to discover his fate follow the blog.
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Thomas Littler joined up, aged 17, in 1914 and went over to France two years later. Read his diaries, view his pencil-drawn route through France and see the cartoon postcards he kept during his wartime experience in this highly personal site.
Visit the T F Littler First World War Diaries site
Packed full of information, original sources, photographs, maps, biographies, timelines, audio, film and more, this site has everything you need to learn about the events of 1914-18.
Visit the First World War site
Full of timelines, maps and photographs, this site provides a comprehensive guide to the battlefields of the Western Front. Discover where the battles took place and some of the people who took part in them.
Visit The Great War site
Featuring stunning images, this site accompanies a new interactive exhibit at The Kimball War Memorial in West Virginia, United States. The museum is the only memorial to African-American First World War veterans, who numbered around 400,000. The virtual exhibit includes photos, artefacts and memorabilia relating to African-American veterans, particularly those from West Virginia’s southern coalfields.
Visit the Soldiers of the Coalfields site
Chris Baker’s site, the Long, Long Trail is a rich resource that helps you through the massive complexity of researching lives from the First World War. If you plan to explore your family history from the War, this is a great place to start
Walter Tull lived a remarkable life – an orphan who overcame racist taunts to play for several football league teams and then rose through the ranks to become an officer during the First World War. His fascinating story is told on this well-illustrated, informative site put together by the City of Westminster Archives and funded by ‘Kick it Out’ and the Heritage Lottery.
Visit the Crossing the White Line site.
