Children
Experiences of children across the UK
Phoenix Park, Dublin: Royal Hibernian Military School
The Royal Hibernian Military School for children of soldiers serving in the British Army.
Edinburgh, Scotland: The “Serbian Boys” of George Heriot’s School
EH3 9EQ - The story of 27 Serbian boys who found refuge at George Heriot’s School.
Compton Road, Wolverhampton: Girl Guide with German Heritage
The girl guide who went against the odds following discrimination
Bottesford, Leicestershire: Children at War
When village children replaced men
Usworth Grange Primary School, Washington: Strike
The protest to feed malnourished school children
Woodhouse, Leeds: The Underage Soldier Killed in Action
The teenager who lied about his age to enlist only to die at the front
McMordie Scout Hall, Belfast: Boys Bring In the Harvest
Belfast Boy Scouts bring in vital flax harvest during World War One.
Barry Town Hall: Wartime Childhood Memories
A collection of wartime childhood memories from people who lived in Barry and the Vale.
Worthing, Sussex: How War Affected School Children
Today’s pupils remember their counterparts of 100 years ago
Reading, Berkshire: The Boy Who Fooled the Army
A Reading mother claimed her underage son back from Berkshire Yeomanry
Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Kenilworth’s Got Mail
Graphic descriptions of trench life by a postman serving on the front line
Whitehead, Co Antrim: Children's Home
One of Whitehead's spacious residences was a refuge for soldiers' children.
Whiterock, Cornwall: The Chocolate Soldier, Narrated by Jenny Agutter
A chocolate wrapper sent to France triggers an enduring relationship
Wards End, Halifax: Khaki George, Child Fundraiser
Little Khaki George collected money for wounded soldiers at the age of 3
Garrick House, Hereford: Tragic End to a Fundraiser
A charity concert for troops that ended in tragedy
Gladstone Road School, Scarborough: Children Caught Under Shelling Attack
Two children taken to safety by a caretaker during the Scarborough bombardment of 1914
St Albans, Herts: Scouts on Standby
The first to offer organised home front help
















