What was it like to fight in the First World War? Background information sources

Photograph showing men volunteering to fight in the First World War. Image taken from The Times History of the War Vol V, (DUL ref: XX+355.9403)

Photograph showing new recruits dressed in emergency blue uniforms. Image courtesy of Keith Bartlett.

Photograph showing a First World War ambulance. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Photograph of the 142 Heavy Battery football team. (DUL ref: Add Mss 1584)

Photograph of a concert party. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Photograph of a fencing team. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Photograph showing section of 4th Highland Light Infantry. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Photograph showing Macfarlane Grieve training in use of machine gun. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Photograph showing a training session in the use of machine guns. (DUL ref: Misc Photo Album 2)

Drawing of a member of 142 Heavy Battery with a shell. (DUL ref: Add MSS 1584)

Extract of report focusing on the use of trench mortars. (DUL ref: Lowe Papers)

Cartoon depicting a German soldier by Raemaekers. (DUL ref: XX+355.94049 RAE)

Image depicting the capture of a German trench by the British. (DUL ref: Lowe Papers File B1)