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Where the mine shaft of this then new pit was used to test bombs

A memorial club in honour of the fallen

Where two miners, who shared a house in Rotherham, decided to go to war together

Unrest after steel works working environment reverted back to pre-war conditions

A painting commissioned during the war by the British War Memorial Committee

The openly gay pensioner who supported soldiers questioning their sexuality

A miner turned soldier saved his commanding officer’s life - forming a lasting friendship

A chance discovery uncovered trenches once used to train Sheffield’s City Battalion

Two years in the making. Ten minutes in the destroying.

The east end of Sheffield suffered the horrors of a Zeppelin attack with many fatalities

Antiseptic qualities of sphagnum moss helped save many lives

Where 7 million soldiers’ tin hats were made and sent to the front

Women were increasingly taking men’s jobs to keep Britain equipped for war

Miners and landlord of the George Hotel were taken to court for “treating”

The businessman stripped of his British knighthood seemingly due to his German origin

A forgotten public space that holds a wealth of history

Lizzie the circus elephant helped the war effort by replacing horses in the city

A soldier who died after being wounded in WW1 is finally given a fitting remembrance

A means of therapy for wounded soldiers turned into a profitable business after the war

Munitions factory workers who reflected on their contribution to WW1