BBC Radio Northampton

How did nine Aussies come to be buried in a Northampton cemetery; 10,000 miles from home?

How the Collins family today has been influences by the outcome of the Great War

When almost 1,500 men from in and around Northampton were killed or wounded in two months

Nineteen cobblers from Cloutsham Street were killed during the conflict

Cricketers killed in battle are finally getting a memorial

The footballer who raised his own army

The men who did not want to fight

Edward “Mick” Mannock was the leading British ace of WW1 and an extraordinary character

Private Coles witnessed the 1914 Christmas truce and was interviewed in the 1960s

Why was Northampton targeted in German air raids?

War hospital autograph book with entries from British, Australian and Canadian soldiers

Poster of Lord Kitchener pointing his finger went on to be copied by allies and enemies

The clergyman caught between faith and country

The footballer and soldier who tackled racism whilst defending his country

The German considered a security risk and hounded out of Northampton

The county’s most significant contribution to the war effort was boot manufacturing

A quaint village that became home to 4,500 German prisoners