The First World War hospital past of one of Exeter’s landmark buildings and the contribution of doctors and nurses who worked there will be commemorated.
Reed Hall, then called Streatham Hall, housed injured soldiers between 1917 and 1919. It was one of the city’s seven temporary wartime treatment centres for troops.
Experts have uncovered incredible first-hand accounts from those accommodated in the hospitals, as well as medical staff who worked there. Now a heritage plaque will be installed on Reed Hall to mark this history.
The Battle Of Boat is an original musical by composer Ethan Lewis Maltby and lyricist Jenna Donnelly. Set during WW1, it follows the adventures of a group of children trying to find their place in a world at war. Heartwarming, funny and emotional, The Battle Of Boat is an original musical, beautifully written by composer Ethan Lewis Maltby and lyricist Jenna Donnelly.
Together they have created an extraordinary theatrical piece suitable for the whole family. Battle of Boat is brought to the Barnfield by the immensely talented students of Clyst Vale Community College (previous...
Critically acclaimed composer, musician and singer Louise Jordan performs No Petticoats Here – a collection of original songs telling the stories of real-life inspirational women
from the First World War. Based on extensive research and combining live and recorded sound, this show promises to be a theatre concert like no other; a rich visual and
auditory experience that truly connects the audience with the past
Following two successful tours Jordan has been granted Arts Council England funding to develop the...
The personal diary of Sergeant James Littler is being published online 100 years after he survived the fierce fighting at the Battle of the Somme on the National Army Museum’s commemorative website First World War in Focus.
Littler arrived on the Somme on 29 July 1916. Allied attacks had been launched on 1 July and continued into mid-November, but with German counter attacks the offensive eventually included 12 separate battles. These battles often went on for weeks at a time and Littler recorded how the men awaited their fate in a ‘hell-hole’.
The first shrouded figures in an astonishing grand-scale art installation in memory of those who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme have gone on sale.
Artist Rob Heard is creating 19,240 hand-stitched figurines to represent each man who died on that day, one hundred years ago, at the beginning of the notorious World War One battle.
For each one completed he crosses a name off a list of those who died and says their name out loud to remember them.
On 1st July 2016, at 07:30 hours, exactly 100 years since the whistle was blown to ‘go over the top’, 19,...
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....
Hikmat is a user-led co-operative that works with members of the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities across Devon.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund Hikmat Remembers will look to uncover the forgotten voices of a global community involved in the First World War.
To mark one hundred years since World War One we hope to shine a light on the involvement and sacrifices of Chinese, Indian, African and Asian communities on the Western Front.
If you have a story to tell, any links or memorabilia or are interested in knowing more about the project then please...
Find out about life on the Poltimore Estate and in Poltimore village as England prepared for war.
10.30 -12.30pm join the Poltimore Estate Research Society to see who was living where, what they were doing and how the coming war affected their lives.
From 1.30pm take a guided walk around the estate and village and visit some of the places you have found out about.
Places for the walk are limited so book early at www.poltimore.org – the cost is £7 per person, including tea and delicious cake.
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...
