BBC Wiltshire
Places in Wiltshire that tell a story of World War One
Stonehenge, Salisbury: Did WW1 Pilots Want the Stones Knocked Down?
When these iconic structures were seen as a hazard for pilots
Codford, Wiltshire: From Population 500 to 20,000
When 500 people in two small villages found 24,000 soldiers camped on their doorsteps
Devizes, Bishops Cannings: The Secret Listening Post
Wiltshire’s WW1 answer to Government Communication Headquarters
Melksham, Wiltshire: Meeting Rubber Demands
When Wiltshire was the hub of wartime rubber production
Trowbridge Museum, The Shires: From Trowbridge to Ypres
How Wiltshire’s mills span cloth for the allied forces
Wax Works, Larkhill: Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
When women were needed in the army
Swindon, Wiltshire: Comforts for Troops
The charity set up for Swindon POWs and returning soldiers
Salisbury, Wiltshire: Memories of WW1’s Christmas Truce
Salisbury men reflect on one of the most iconic events in combat history
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire: Remembering WW1
Reflecting on repatriations then and now
Sutton Veny, Wiltshire: Comic Relief for the Empire in its Darkest Hour
The WW1 cartoon which would become known around the world
Tilshead, Wiltshire: Winnie the Pooh on Salisbury Plain
When Winnie the Pooh came to Salisbury Plain
Tidworth, Wiltshire: Battle Injuries Now and Then
How Britain dealt with war injuries 100 years ago compared to now
Swindon, Wiltshire: Hospital Trains
The mind behind innovative medical trains made in Swindon
Upavon, Wiltshire: Pilot Training During WW1
Love and life of a Canadian pilot captured in letters to his lover
Calne, Wiltshire: Reluctant Recruits
Tribunals in Calne for men who refused to fight
Heytesbury House, Wiltshire: Bombs, Medals and Cricket
Where poet, Siegfried Sassoon, enjoyed one of his lesser known passions
Chitterne, Wiltshire: Jutland Hero
An investigation into WW1 soldiers reveals the heroic death of William James Feltham
Fovant, Wiltshire: Hillside Chalk Badges Mark the War
Eight huge chalk badges first cut by soldiers now the serve as a lasting memory
Marlborough College, Wiltshire: Pupils Remembered With Poetry
As news of each death filtered back, John Bain was moved to write a poem in tribute
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: Establishing a Tradition of Training For War
How Salisbury Plain became the army's principal training ground
Old Sarum, Wiltshire: Making Aviation History
Better known for its army heritage, Wiltshire is also home to aviation expertise
Highworth, Wiltshire: The First Man to Destroy a Zeppelin
A war hero who was the first to shoot down a feared German aircraft
Regent Circus, Wiltshire: Peace Day Riots
Anarchy at Swindon's celebration of war’s end
Chiseldon, Wiltshire: The Bad Boys’ Camp
Remembering the forgotten ‘bad boys’ of WW1























