World War One voices: Signing up to fight

2,384 views · Published 4 August 2014 · 3:39 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: BBC Sounds · 2014 · News & Politics

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What it was like to sign up to fight in World War One, by those who were there. 

In this audio slideshow you hear voices including that of Irving Jones, S G Little, Elizabeth Lee, Arthur Tevendale, Norman Demuth, Bill Haine and Tommy Keele. 

Audio is courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's archives. For more you can download the 'Voices of the First World War' podcasts by visiting http://www.1914.org. 

Images copyright: Imperial War Musuem and Getty Images.

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