Places in the West Midlands that tell a story of World War One
The woman who paved the way for female bobbies on the beat in Birmingham
The girl guide who went against the odds following discrimination
As Quakers, the Cadbury family faced a dilemma when war broke out
The players who were encouraged to leave the football pitch for the battle ground
The cyclists who rode ahead in combat to uncover information
How Cadbury’s continued to prosper throughout WW1
The car manufacturer who was against women factory workers
Where more than 50 unnaturalised Germans were locked up
Bullets to penetrate Zeppelins
Bringing injured troops to the Midlands for treatment
The largest war hospital in Birmingham during WW1
Maurice Berkeley Peel returned to the front wounded and later died as chaplain
The New Zealander troops who were much loved in Cannock Chase
Saving lives on the front line by replacing soldiers’ caps with helmets
How leather from Walsall helped the war effort
World famous whistle manufacturers to signal danger during the war
From Birmingham academic genius to front line hero
Zeppelin bombardment that devastated Walsall
Douglas Maynard mentored protestors of the war via letters that have been uncovered
Little remains of Birmingham’s aviation history that was imperative to WW1 efforts