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Remembering the Fallen of the First World War Sarah Ridley

Remembering the Fallen of the First World War By Sarah Ridley

Remembering the Fallen of the First World War by Sarah Ridley

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A moving and detailed look at how the dead of the First World War were commemorated, both during the war and in the years since 1918

Remembering the Fallen of the First World War Summary

Remembering the Fallen of the First World War by Sarah Ridley

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR takes a fascinating and detailed look at how servicemen killed during the First World War were commemorated. Beginning during the war itself, the book investigates the options available at the time - repatriation and normal burial were intially considered, but the sheer number of the dead precluded this, so cemeteries close to the battlefields became the only realistic option.

The book chronicles the work of Sir Fabian Ware and the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission in setting up permanent and beautifully maintained cemeteries after the war as well as local war memorials, plaques in churches, books of remembrance and so forth. The book also includes poetry written and artwork created to honour the fallen, and offers advice on how young readers can find their ancestors' war graves.

A must-have book on World War One for ages 11 and up.

Remembering the Fallen of the First World War Reviews

The book is attractively designed and illustrated and would be a useful addition to the First World War section of any school library * School Librarian *

About Sarah Ridley

Sarah Ridley has an enduring interest in history, the natural world and many other topics which has made her work as an editor and writer of children's information books endlessly fascinating. Some of her books have been shortlisted or longlisted for information book awards, including Dear Jelly Family Letters from the First World War and Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote. Sarah lives in Colchester with her husband and her student daughter's guinea pigs.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Introduction - For the Fallen
  • 1: The death of a soldier
  • 1: Burying a comrade
  • 1: Fabian Ware and Graves Registration Commission
  • 1: The Imperial War Graves Commission, 1917
  • 1: Cemetery design and features
  • 1: The headstones
  • 1: War over, work ahead
  • 1: The missing
  • 1: Pilgrimages and battlefield tours
  • 1: Peace Day and the Cenotaph
  • 1: Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday
  • 1: The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
  • 1: Shrines and rolls of honour
  • 1: Rural war memorials
  • 1: Town and city war memorials
  • 1: Poppies
  • 1: Glossary/ advice on how to research a First World War soldier using Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • 1: Index

Additional information

NGR9781445148342
9781445148342
144514834X
Remembering the Fallen of the First World War by Sarah Ridley
Sarah Ridley
New
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2019-08-08
48
N/A
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