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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. 'The Chinese Labour Corps, 1917-1920', a talk by Dominiek Dendooven

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    From 1917 to 1920 more than 140,000 Chinese labourers were sent to the Western front.

    Member of the Chinese Labour Corps at Boulogne, 12th August 1917
    Member of the Chinese Labour Corps at Boulogne, 12th August 1917 © IWM (Q 2694)

  2. Edith Cavell in the Cinema

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    Screening of DAWN (UK 1928) with talks and live music at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

    Saturday 24 October 2015, 15.00 - 18.00

  3. An interview with Martin Middlebrook: reflections on fifty years of researching and writing on the First World War

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    Organised by Gateways to the First World War

    On Thursday 15th October at the University of Kent, Professor Mark Connelly will interview the celebrated First World War historian Martin Middlebrook on his long career researching the events of 1914-1918.

    Battle of the Somme. A support company of an assault battalion, of the Tyneside Irish Brigade, going forward shortly after zero hour on 1 July 1916 during the attack on La Boisselle.
    © IWM (Q 53). Battle of the Somme. A support company of an assault battalion, of the Tyneside Irish Brigade, going forward shortly after zero hour on 1 July 1916 during the attack on La Boisselle.

  4. Nursing in the First World War: Sources and perspectives

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    This study day will explore the National Archive's records of hospital ships from the First World War.

  5. CBA South Midlands Home Front Legacy Day School

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    Home Front Legacy 1914–18 Day School. Recording First World War sites in the UK for community groups

    Location: The National Museum of Computing, Block H Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3...

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