Scrutiny of objects collected at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) during the First World War period has revealed a grim reminder of one the horrors of the First World War: the gas attacks which caused over a million casualties.
In 1919 RAMM was given a collection of German military equipment gathered by the British War Trophies Commission after the Armistice. Among the items is a gas mask worn by a German soldier in the trenches.
The mask covered the soldier’s eyes and mouth to limit injury by chemical gas, but the rest of the head remained...
The highly acclaimed Dartmoor Life in the First World War exhibition at the National Park Visitor Centre in Princetown continues until 9 September. Those who visit the exhibition over the next week can also see Belstone’s A Village Vicar Remembers the War which will be running alongside the main display until 1 August.
Belstone’s exhibits are based around an unexpected treasure found last year by chance at the back of the village church safe. It was a book that had lain unseen for decades.
Written in 1927 by Belstone’s vicar Herbert Wilson Milner, it contains vividly...
Cullompton services is currently home to a fascinating exhibition which looks to raise the profile of under-represented aspects of the First World War.
The temporary display, which runs until December 18th, offers a great chance to view recovered artefacts and learn about some of the lesser-known, but compelling, stories of the Great War.
Over 700 wartime wrecks are known to lie off the south coast of England. These include largely forgotten ships and craft of all shapes and sizes, which were carrying out a myriad of different tasks and activities when they were lost....
Cullompton services is currently home to a fascinating exhibition which looks to raise the profile of under-represented aspects of the First World War.
The temporary display, which runs until December 18th, offers a great chance to view recovered artefacts and learn about some of the lesser-known, but compelling, stories of the Great War.
Over 700 wartime wrecks are known to lie off the south coast of England. These include largely forgotten ships and craft of all shapes and sizes, which were carrying out a myriad of different tasks and activities when they were lost....
The Exeter City F.C. Supporters’ Trust is continuing to research the stories of City players who were killed in World War I.
In particular we would like help in contacting the families of four Grecians for whom we have no photographic or other image? They each had a strong Exeter/local area connection. They are:
George Thomas WHITE (d 1914)
John Addems WEBB (d 1915)
Frederick (Fred) Henry BAILEY (d 1916)
Edwin CLARK (d 1917)
In April it will be the 100th anniversary of John Webb's death. He enlisted with the Sherwood Foresters, having...
Pupils at a Devon primary school have created their own ‘pop-up’ World War One museum which will be open to the community all next week.
The museum will feature period artefacts such as gas masks and shell casings which have been discovered in relatives’ attics as well as websites and projects featuring the children’s own research into family members who were involved in the war.
The extended project, at Landscore Primary School at Crediton, has been funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund which has enabled Years 5 and 6 to work with a professional ancestry...
By popular request the exhibition shown in August is being repeated, with some additional items.
This is a free exhibition of information and items relating to the First World War, contributed by members of the Heavitree community, including personal stories from families who were directly affected.
Here is a chance to find why soldiers were sometimes called Tommies, why a poppy for remembrance, why were some men given a white feather, what coat was developed for the trenches but is now a very fashionable garment.
For 100 years they have gone somewhat unnoticed, but 12 former Exeter Rugby Club players and officials are to be officially remembered with a new commemorative plaque at Sandy Park.
The lives of the forgotten few will be highlighted in a special memorial service which will take place at the stadium on Armistice Day, Tuesday 11 November, at 10.30am.
For years, Exeter Rugby Club have proudly displayed within the County Suite a memorial plaque of the names of those former players who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War. However, new information supplied to...
From August to December 1914 Devon’s population witnessed the transformation from peacetime to wartime. The residents of Devon were encouraged to participate in the war effort which ranged from recruitment efforts to war charities.
Dr Richard Batten, who researched Devon and the First World War at the University of Exeter, explores how Devonians responded to the circumstances of wartime on the Home Front in 1914.
First World War Centenary 2014-18.
The First World War changed the way we live. RAMM’s four-year programme of exhibitions, displays, events and activities...
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First World War, an Exeter gallery is unveiling a miniature war sculpture that will also raise funds for The Royal British Legion. Castle Galleries, Exeter, will unveil ‘Never Forgotten’ by Nic Joly, a poignant commemorative piece to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The gallery is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for The Royal British Legion through the sale of miniature limited edition sculptures. The collection will be available at Castle Galleries, Exeter from Monday 4 August. The Royal British Legion is the UK's...
