Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson has transformed First World War footage from Imperial War Museums’ extensive archive using modern production techniques for his film They Shall Not Grow Old. Combining the footage with interviews conducted by IWM and the BBC, the film tells the story of what it was like to be a soldier during the war – from what they ate and wore to what it was like to participate in battles and tend to the wounded. The voices of individuals included in this Community are featured in the film.
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Born 1894
Died 1987
British Army 2063 Private Hertfordshire Regiment
British Army 265258 Private Hertfordshire Regiment
Born 1898
Died 1989
British Army RS/5473 Corporal Royal Fusiliers
Born 1893
Royal Navy Royal Naval Division
Royal Navy Acting Flight Commander Royal Naval Air Service
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force
Born 1894
Died 1982
Australian Imperial Force Captain 6th Infantry Brigade - 2nd Australian Division 22nd Battalion
Born 1896
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10548 Corporal Royal Flying Corps
Born 1895
Royal Navy 263 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Royal Navy CH/263/S Private Royal Marine Brigade - Chatham Battalion
Born 1897
British Army 4720 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
British Army 372208 Private London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
Born 1895
Died 1973
British Army WR/100182 Sapper Royal Engineers
British Army 3/7322 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 3/7322 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion
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Born 1894
Died 1972
British Army 67553 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
British Army 67553 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
Born 1896
Died 1982
British Army 1496 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion
British Army Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion
Born 1893
British Army M2/131155 Serjeant Army Service Corps
Born 1897
British Army 98358 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
British Army 98358 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery
Born 1892
British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Berkshire Regiment
Born 1897
Died 1997
British Army 39687 Private Worcestershire Regiment
Born 1899
Died 1999
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213496 Sergeant Mechanic Royal Air Force
Royal Navy F13496 Boy Mechanic
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213496 Corporal Mechanic Royal Air Force
Born 1897
Royal Navy 17513 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
British Army 14 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army 130869 Private Royal Engineers
Born 1895
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major 41 Squadron RFC
Born 1898
Other Empire Force Armée française
Other Empire Force 10442 Chasseur de 2e Classe 20e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied
Other Empire Force 7993 Chasseur de 2e Classe 9e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied