Useful links
This section is a list of the websites that we found most useful when completing this project.
Note: The BPMA can not be held responsible for the contents of any external websites.
Partner in the project of Last Post:Remembering the First World War.
The City of Westminster Archives Centre’s collections extend to over 5 kilometres of shelving. There are around 60,000 illustrations dating from Tudor times to the present day, and our earliest original item dates from 1256.
Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.
http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
The National Army Museum’s purpose is to explain the impact that the British Army has had on the character of Britain, Europe and the world. A visit to our website or Museum will show you how the actions of a few can affect the futures of many, and how Britain’s past has helped to shape the world – the world today and in the future.
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/wwi_spying.htm
This web site is mainly concerned with British 20th Century (1900 - 1999) Military & Criminal History.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing 900 years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. The National Archives makes open records available to all, either onsite or online, continuously developing new tools to make history tangible for everyone.
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
The archives held at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) are designated as a collection of national and international importance.
http://www.1914-1918.net/london.htm
The Long, Long Trail cuts through myth and misinformation to present the facts of the British Army in the First World War: a tribute to the men and women who fought and won - and to the million who died trying.
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The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘war-time experience’.
- http://www.ukniwm.org.uk
The United Kingdom's National Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWM) is a registered charity that is working to compile a record of all war memorials in the UK.
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#spy
This site contains numerous links to primary documentation covering all aspects of the First World War.
http://www.bobbrookes.co.uk/bernard.htm
This site contains the complete diary of Sgt. Bernard Joseph Brookes
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/
This site disseminates practical guidance and examples of good practice in schools in England to help raise standards in literacy and numeracy.
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An organisation that maintains and develops the national curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations as well as accrediting qualifications in colleges and at work.
http://www.victoriacross.org.uk
This website on the Victoria Cross (VC) indexes the individual VC holder's names and a list (by County & Country) of the location of graves of VC holders in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Commonwealth, and the Rest of the World. Also displayed in this website are the locations of all VCs when held by public bodies, world-wide.
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/1661to1966/pwrr/pwrr.html
Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry’s regiment
This website tells the history, traditions and customs of the two infantry Regiments of Surrey. The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey), the 2nd of Foot, was England’s oldest infantry Regiment formed in 1661. The East Surrey Regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 31st who first paraded in 1702 as a Marine Regiment and the 70th who were raised in 1758. These two Regiments were amalgamated in 1959 to form The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
