Shell Shock in World War I
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A First World War shell shock victim's relative relives his emotions.
A young relative of a shell shock victim recalls his own feelings and those of other family members when the soldier was brought home to Wales in the middle of the First World War
From:
All Our Lives Tears and Telegrams
First broadcast
:
21 January 1994
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : History
Topic : Aspects of History of Wales and England, Twentieth century world
Keywords : First World War, Shellshock, Wars of the twentieth century,
Notes : Discuss the interviewee's story. Use this as part of study into the horrors of the First World War; investigate shell shock cases. Did this happen in other wars? Students could look at their own family histories to see if members of their families either fought or were injured in the trenches of World War 1
