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The Belgian refugees showered with kindness by West Yorkshire

Contributions from the West Ridings troops in the Salient Times

One of few non-commissioned officers and state school educated to get the VC

Official records state the last British soldier killed in WW1 was Private Ellison

The teenager who lied about his age to enlist only to die at the front

The Armistice brought with it a harsh reality for tens of thousands of widows

The Bradford Women’s Humanity League was formed ten days after conscription

A reflection of the tragic day by a ‘Barnbow lassie’

Teen from Honley who shared his war tales 50 years later

Players from Bradford who paid the ultimate price

Where a female artist was commissioned to paint the Phoenix Dynamo Munitions Works

The romance that made the national headlines during wartime Britain

Where an injured soldier met and married the nurse who helped him get better

Dispute over who designed the Tommies’ tin hat

One of the greatest rugby players in Huddersfield’s history

A test pilot who was killed when his plane crashed in front of thousands of people

Wakefield Prison was used as a work centre to deal with conscientious objectors

The talented Yorkshire skipper who died in the arms of a fellow cricket player

Little Khaki George collected money for wounded soldiers at the age of 3

Childhood sweethearts who met at their local church and were separated by war