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We will remember them

The battlegrounds of WW1, taken on a visit by the Chase High School in Malvern, by Ellis Miller.

Six by Three

This poem, by Jon Brown, urges people to remember not to forget the sacrifices made in WW1

Reasons for fighting

Jenna believes the soldiers from each side in the Great War fought for the same reason.

Contrasting memorials

Megan writes about the difference between the German and British war cemeteries.

Statistics become real

Harry talks unsuccessfully searching for a relative who was killed in WW1, and the human cost of war

My relative lies here

Scott finds find that a trip to a relative's grave leaves him emotional and angry.

So many dead

Jamie Hughes on the Menin Gate and Somme memorials.

What was duty?

Lilly Lowe asks some hard questions about the meaning of duty and the meaning of war.

Making the connection

Hannah writes movingly about how one grave gave her a new understanding of the Great War.

Looking for Ashley

Katy Rix goes searching for a relative killed in the Great War.

Family loss

Matt writes about the families who lost more than one member in the Great War.

The Somme

Sarah Worsley finds a possible relative on the memorial to the fallen at the Somme battlefield.

He died young

Chris is touched when he finds the grave of a boy the same age as him who died in WW1.

Connections with the dead

Jo Barr feels a special connection with the fallen soldiers who share her name.

The scale of the sacrifice

Emma, from the Chase High School in Malvern, reflects on the scale of the losses in WW1.

The impact of the memorials

Tom reflects on the impact the memorials on Vimy Ridge and Tyne Cot made on him.