World War IYou are in: Hereford and Worcester > World War 1 > Across the generations ![Laying wreathes at a WW1 cemetary](/staticarchive/12f75ba70ec19e3f4686ea3fed14e5f60ff54ce7.jpg) The battlegrounds of WW1, taken on a visit by the Chase High School in Malvern, by Ellis Miller. ![A memorial to the Highland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme.](/staticarchive/bdccd8fb028e6a615d9f8dff3c48122a06815ddd.jpg) This poem, by Jon Brown, urges people to remember not to forget the sacrifices made in WW1 ![Angel on the Vimy Ridge memorial](/staticarchive/3c471944ea9fccad1035eabc5b0068ddfb8cb9d9.jpg) Jenna believes the soldiers from each side in the Great War fought for the same reason. ![German wreath at a WW1 cemetary](/staticarchive/bd6a776dfa445358fea50384c5e2236148d6f21f.jpg) Megan writes about the difference between the German and British war cemeteries. ![Tyne Cot cemetery](/staticarchive/ab6a4d7484c0ee615748a715e379b2b4e8cd1f28.jpg) Harry talks unsuccessfully searching for a relative who was killed in WW1, and the human cost of war ![Trenches at Sanctuary Wood, Ypres, Belgium](/staticarchive/5a60ec9900554713dbe7778eca6b47a8dd8ebe94.jpg) Scott finds find that a trip to a relative's grave leaves him emotional and angry. ![Warning sign on Somme battlefield](/staticarchive/5d66364aa60e7938dd9d8206d712e0333c012173.jpg) Jamie Hughes on the Menin Gate and Somme memorials. ![Poppy](/staticarchive/7f4e84846a0cc910c5c67642d0dd713c5fc0a282.jpg) Lilly Lowe asks some hard questions about the meaning of duty and the meaning of war. ![WW1 gravestones](/staticarchive/ed918def07f24d8b14dc38033f5400bcc1ec2f63.jpg) Hannah writes movingly about how one grave gave her a new understanding of the Great War. ![Poppy on a cross](/staticarchive/43f3bb8387ca9d22c6bc84d363bfc6c24284226f.jpg) Katy Rix goes searching for a relative killed in the Great War. ![The grave of a Victoria Cross winner.](/staticarchive/cca6e45ba1423508abf5c2a884cf77b32c86ba48.jpg) Matt writes about the families who lost more than one member in the Great War. ![Thiepval memorial](/staticarchive/f63dec635e67dd5a7bf3f6c7cd6ff0a571d32068.jpg) Sarah Worsley finds a possible relative on the memorial to the fallen at the Somme battlefield. ![Tunnel](/staticarchive/190a914c96059de3773bf832d06e93d5947fae46.jpg) Chris is touched when he finds the grave of a boy the same age as him who died in WW1. ![Detail of the Vimy Ridge memorial](/staticarchive/d212dc49f4ccead06b7bcc9317048299977f1536.jpg) Jo Barr feels a special connection with the fallen soldiers who share her name. ![Men mourning their fallen comrade from Langemarck German Cemetery.](/staticarchive/3b18df78f54210649e9e37071f737a043125a218.jpg) Emma, from the Chase High School in Malvern, reflects on the scale of the losses in WW1. ![Vimy Ridge memorial](/staticarchive/88f72b2838cf9411bc7997d72c04a20500a0f3fa.jpg) Tom reflects on the impact the memorials on Vimy Ridge and Tyne Cot made on him. You are in: Hereford and Worcester > World War 1 > Across the generations |