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Places in Somerset that tell a story of World War One
Yeovil, Somerset: For the Love of Gloves
The men who exempted encryption to make gloves for the front
Wellington, Somerset: The Outcast Ambulance Driver
A remarkable story of belief, prejudice and social ostracism
Chard, Somerset: The Only VAD Amputee Hospital
Prejudice attitudes towards disfigured servicemen
Somerset Cricket Museum, Taunton
Amazing finds of a WW1 and cricketing legend
Shepton Mallet, Somerset: The War on Two Wheels
At home, battles of an entirely different type were underway
Yeovil, Somerset: The Birthplace of Westland
The grate that led to a lucrative enterprise
Bath, Somerset: Veteran of WW1 Trenches
The man who kept secrets of the trenches for over 80 years
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Wincanton: The Face in a Window
A unique way of remembering a lost son of the Great War
Taunton, Somerset: The Christmas Truce
The significance of the Christmas truce for Somerset
Yeovil, Somerset: A Domesday Book of World War One
Chronicling how the conflict had affected the towns, villages and hamlets of Somerset
Shapwick, Somerset: The ‘Forgotten’ Thankful Village
A proud discovery made a century on since the war
Sandhill Park, Taunton: The Enemy Next Door
When Somerset villagers lived side by side with German POWs
Mells, Somerset: Memorial to the Prime Minister’s Son Killed in Action
The church which echoes to the ultimate irony of war
Banwell, Somerset: Finding a Home From Home
Belgian families who sought sanctuary in Somerset
Yeovil, Somerset: Marching to War
The remarkable diary of a Yeovil woman
Taunton, Somerset: Hugh Trenchard, the ‘Father’ of the RAF
Hugh Trenchard was the zealous commander dubbed ‘the Patron Saint of Air Power’
Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset: The Somme Survivor
From schooldays in Somerset to survival at the Somme – the story of Terence McManus
Frome, Somerset: Forging Munitions and Memorials
The role played by a Somerset metal workforce in war and in peace
Gournay Court, Somerset: Remembering a Great Aunt
A Somerset MP uncovers a family story which spans a century
Tonedale Mill, Somerset: Manufacturing Miles of Puttees
How a Somerset town wove its way into military history
Minehead, Somerset: Wagonloads of Mules
How a Somerset seaside town saw an unexpected wartime invasion
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset: Introducing Naval Aviation
Encouraging naval officers to fly when aviation by sea seemed an innovation too far
Frome Memorial Theatre, Somerset: A Long Lost Love Song
A century on, Somerset can claims its own World War One love song
Yeovil, Somerset: The Flax-Picking Land Girls
The Women’s Land Army during WW1
