Oxford WW1 Centenary @WW1Centenary
Events and news from the @UniofOxford and Oxfordshire to mark the First World War Centenary. Twitter feed for the national Lest We Forget campaign. lwf.web.ox.ac.uk Oxford Joined January 2012-
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"Their Finest Hour" is seeking passionate and enthusiastic volunteers across the UK to help with our project. We will train you in digital collection methods and show you how to run your own #WW2 collection day. To get in touch with us, please visit theirfinesthour.english.ox.ac.uk/contact
83 years ago tomorrow, Britain declared war on Hitler and entered the Second World War. Marking this occasion, @UniofOxford is launching "Their Finest Hour", a nationwide project supported by @HeritageFundUK and coordinated by a dedicated team @engfac. ox.ac.uk/news/2022-09-0…
During our Lest We Forget project, many people asked if we were going to organise a similar project for the Second World War. Thanks to funding from @UniofOxford and @HeritageFundUK, we can now say, 'yes'! Follow @ww2finesthour and visit theirfinesthour.org for more info. 👇
During our Lest We Forget project, many people asked if we were going to organise a similar project for the Second World War. Thanks to funding from @UniofOxford and @HeritageFundUK, we can now say, 'yes'! Follow @ww2finesthour and visit theirfinesthour.org for more info. 👇
🎉Follow up to ‘Lest We Forget’ 🎉👇
🎉Follow up to ‘Lest We Forget’ 🎉👇
1/2 The single most important development of access to the records of #FWW soldiers since the development of #Ancestry et al. One million UK people of #Punjabi heritage can now access details of their #WWI forebears. punjabww1.com @TheWFA @UKPHA @UniofGreenwich
A feud at #Balliol College ended for ever when all five involved died in the first world war. Now their tale is being told. @BalliolOxford theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep…
To mark #VEDay75, we are making some of the stories and materials collected at our #WW2 Heritage Day available to view online. Read about D-Day wagers, bravery medal recipients and one women's experiences in the Mechanised Transport Corps by clicking here: lwf.web.ox.ac.uk/their-finest-h…
Are you a member of @UniofOxford #oxforduniversity? @ox_it @RunCoCo and the English Fac @engfac are running a project to crowdsource experiences of the University (teaching, research, day-to-day life) during the Lockdown. Share your experiences at: lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lockdown/pag…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of the 1st Withycombe Scouts' Association taken in 1916. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of "Whiteface", a horse owned by Montague Notley. While in France, employees of Notley’s estate recognised Whiteface; Notley paid for him to be brought back to his estate where he lived the rest of his life. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Trench art made by a member of the Chinese Labour Corps. The characters read ‘Chinese Republic’ and ‘White man’s culture is in decline, but the women of the Western countries are as fierce as the men of the East’. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of Harry Howie Matthew from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Harry was killed by an aerial torpedo bomb in the trenches at the Battle of Arras, France, on 20 March 1916 aged 22. Contributor: Harry's great nephew. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
Great to see that Bradford's WW1 group are still working hard to record #WW1 artefacts and good to see they still have the support of their local paper @Bradford_TandA @WW1Centenary @PudseyCenotaph @Julian_A_Evans
Great to see that Bradford's WW1 group are still working hard to record #WW1 artefacts and good to see they still have the support of their local paper @Bradford_TandA @WW1Centenary @PudseyCenotaph @Julian_A_Evans
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of Ernest James Frude of the 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Ernest was killed in April 1918 while fighting with the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry near Ploegsteert, Belgium. He has no known grave. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Chalice presented to Private Tom Booth by his local parish in recognition of him winning the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Tom did not speak about his war service during his lifetime. Contributor: Tom's grandson. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of John Henry William Brown, who served in the Royal Navy (1912-1936) and the Royal Marines Police. John served aboard HMS King George V between November 1913 and April 1915. Contributor: John's granddaughter. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Identity card of Rose Fisher, who was considered an ‘enemy alien’ because her husband's parents were German. Rose had to regularly attend the local police station during the war. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of George Paterson Keppie, who served with the Royal Scots, 9th battalion (“Dandy Ninth”). The photo was taken while soldiers were awaiting orders from Sir Arthur Fitzroy Paget. Contributor: George's son. lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
From the #LestWeForget archive: Empire Day Certificate given to Roy Buckley, 1915. Empire Day was initiated in 1905 to remind children that they formed part of the British Empire. Contributor: Roy's niece.
From the #LestWeForget archive: Wooden pieces from a German Gotha plane brought down off the coast of Margate, 22 August 1917. The pilot and observer were killed, but the gunner was taken as POW. Contributor: Alan Johnson lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forg…
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719 Followers 264 Following PhD candidate at the University of Kent studying WW1. My research focuses on the British soldiers' experience of grief and mourning on the frontline.
Wendy Ugolini @wugolini
2K Followers 1K Following Second World War historian (Edinburgh Uni); PI on AHRC-funded project, Beyond Borders; RSE-funded SWW Network (Scotland); author of 'Wales in England 1914-1945'@WW1Centenary Ernest was actually killed in the battalion's counter attack at Riez du Vinage during the Battle of the Lys. I know a couple of good books about that ... 😉 It is a long way from Ploegsteert.
Lovely to be able to share the stories of the fallen @CWGC Stonefall and fantastic to be reunited with volunteers from the @WW1Centenary Bradford Roadshow. We can't wait for @ww2finesthour to reach Yorkshire!
Remembrance in the sunshine, cracking afternoon exploring @CWGC #Stonefall with @ElizbethjmSmith
Nothing quite like #oxford on a sunny day. Return trip to @BlavatnikSchool @UniofOxford for the launch of the #lestweforget archive with @CWGC, continuation of our #ww1 #publicengagement work to see the war through the stories and objects of those who were there.
@Taff_Gillingham And perhaps you might then upload the information to @WW1Centenary @CWGC ‘s digital record cwgc.org/lestweforget
Our first @plymhistoryfest event is tomorrow (Saturday 4 May) Plympton Library is hosting a #LestWeForget Digital Collection Day. Drop in between 10am and 1pm. #PHF19 @WW1Centenary plymouth.gov.uk/libraries/even…
We’re looking forward to @plymhistoryfest On Saturday 4 May Plympton Library is hosting the first #LestWeForget Digital Collection Day. Drop in between 10am and 1pm. #PHF19 @WW1Centenary plymouth.gov.uk/libraries/even…
@WW1Centenary @FWWsoc Hope to make it! Will be sure to share with Arthur Stockwin who taught at the Nissan institute & published letters he found exchanged between his mother and her sweetheart during WW1 in 'Thirty Odd Feet Below Belgium' - sharing the story as a performance in Wootton in Nov
Even if you don’t have WW1 artefacts to bring to our #LestWeForget event this afternoon at the #RolandLevinsky building @PlymUni, pop in anyway as we’ve got some brilliant archive material from @CWGC Head Office about War Graves in #Plymouth and the Hoe memorial.
@WW1Centenary For anyone wondering what the card is all about, see my article at longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-sol…
'The Lest We Forget Online Database @WW1Centenary part of the University of Oxford-run Lest We Forget project, which aims to record the stories, objects and memories of the First World War before they are lost forever' lwf.web.ox.ac.uk
Drum roll, please! Our first highly commended entry in the #OwenLastDays competition: it's Lara Ferdous Zannatul from Dartford Science and Technology @Principal_DSTC!
,And our next highly commended #OwenLastDays entry... It's Jemima Webster, Mira Harris, Juniper Sweet, and Ella Norland, from Oxford Spires Academy! @OxfordSpiresAc Check out their great work here: owenslastdays.tumblr.com/tagged/mentalc…
And we have a highly commended #OwenLastDays prize for Leanne Cabanting and Anna Gibadulna from St Anthony's Academy - we love this interactive timeline! ajackson1918.wixsite.com/owenlastdays/e…
Not one but TWO highly commended #OwenLastDays prizes going to Bury Church of England High School, thanks to Arvin Yousefzadah-Khamsi and Martha Smith: burychurch.bury.sch.uk/wilfred-owen/
And our very final highly commended #OwenLastDays prize... goes to Shanae Pritchard @PenkethSchool - although you had some strong competition from the rest of @MollattMrs's class, Shanae! projectsforowen.weebly.com
Now, our two overall #OwenLastDays national prize winners... First up, in the poster category, we're happy to announce Mikey Dunkley, Gianluca Walker, and Daniel Floyd, from @OxfordSpiresAc! We loved this eye-catching and detailed reading: of "S.I.W.": owenslastdays.tumblr.com/tagged/siw
And our final overall #OwenLastDays national prize winner is... Patrick Foley from Emmanuel College @Emmanuelctc! Patrick's thoughtful and beautifully produced video takes top prize in the performance category: vimeo.com/303172315
Thanks so much to ALL our #OwenLastDays competition entrants - we were overwhelmed by the quality of your work. To our winners: congratulations, and your prizes are on their way to your schools as we speak! #HappyChristmas
Two weeks left to submit to the #OwenLastDays National School Competition! Submit a poster or recorded performance from your Years 7-13 to be in with a chance of winning: owen.web.ox.ac.uk
A collection of new writing on #WilfredOwen from scholars around the globe, commissioned for the #OwenLastDays campaign. Includes Owen's influence of Carol Ann Duffy and Louis Simpson, recent commemoration work, and some VERY helpful teaching resources... ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag/owenlastda…
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