Places around Leicester that tell a story of World War One
The 100 year old link between Gurkhas and Leicestershire
The mixed emotion brought about by the end of war
The soldier poet of the Leicestershire Regiment who appealed for new troops
When village children replaced men
The pivotal role Leicestershire scouts played in the war effort
Changing βGerman soundingβ street names as hostility increased
Songster was one of thousands of horses sent to the Front β but many didnβt return
Where all men who went to combat , returned home
Before conscription Leicester had a low rate of volunteering compared to other cities
Where a unique musical memorial honours those who died in war
The small Leicestershire village that made socks for millions of soldiers
Two friends at war. One lived, one died. A pact led to a legacy that lasts till today
The tales of ten victims of Zeppelin air raids over Loughborough
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ of the Admiral Beatty, naval hero of Jutland and convoy system pioneer
Seventeen Leicester Tigers rugby players died during World War One
The campus that became a war hospital and living memorial of front line heroes
A terracotta company that produced acid resistant containers to store war explosives
The only German prisoner to escape a prisoner of war camp in both world wars
The first to go to the Western Front
Forgotten and found β war memorabilia recounting the 1914 Christmas Day truce
