First World War - A Telegram Arrives
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Dead and injured troops in the First World War.
Memories of seeing soldiers coming home injured from the trenches in the First World War and of families receiving the telegram that informed them that their son had been killed in action. Includes archive of the fighting.
From:
All Our Lives Tears and Telegrams
First broadcast
:
21 January 1994
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : History
Topic : Twentieth century world
Keywords : First World War
Notes : The clip can be used in the study of the First World War to illustrate the emotional effect of war on families in Wales. Extrapolate to study effects of deaths in other wars.
