BBC Radio Leicester

The 100 year old link between Gurkhas and Leicestershire

The mixed emotion brought about by the end of war

The soldier poet of the Leicestershire Regiment who appealed for new troops

When village children replaced men

The pivotal role Leicestershire scouts played in the war effort

Changing ‘German sounding’ street names as hostility increased

Songster was one of thousands of horses sent to the Front – but many didn’t return

Where all men who went to combat , returned home

Before conscription Leicester had a low rate of volunteering compared to other cities

Where a unique musical memorial honours those who died in war

The small Leicestershire village that made socks for millions of soldiers

Two friends at war. One lived, one died. A pact led to a legacy that lasts till today

The tales of ten victims of Zeppelin air raids over Loughborough

Home of the Admiral Beatty, naval hero of Jutland and convoy system pioneer

Seventeen Leicester Tigers rugby players died during World War One

The campus that became a war hospital and living memorial of front line heroes

A terracotta company that produced acid resistant containers to store war explosives

The only German prisoner to escape a prisoner of war camp in both world wars

The first to go to the Western Front

Forgotten and found – war memorabilia recounting the 1914 Christmas Day truce