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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. Sanitation, Sand & Shells: The War Diary of Corporal Alfred Cockburn (2nd London Sanitary Company, Royal Army Medical Corps)

    Blog Post

    A blogpost by Dr Claire M. Hubbard-Hall, Bishop Grosseteste University.

  2. Kilts and Cavalry: The Battle of Arras

    Event

    The Highlanders’ Museum would like to invite you to a talk by Derek Bird, Chair of the Western Front Association Scotland (North) Branch entitled

    'Kilts and Cavalry: The Battle of Arras'

  3. Visiting and Revisiting the Battlefields Launch Event

    Event
    Gateways Event

    Join us for a free event at Westgate Hall, Canterbury, to launch two new booklets exploring the history of First World War battlefield visits during the 1920s and 1930s.

    Tourists in Ypres, Whit Monday, 1919. © Jeremy Gordon-Smith
    Tourists in Ypres, Whit Monday, 1919. © Jeremy Gordon-Smith

  4. Reflections on the Centenary Online Survey

    Blog Post

    How have you and your community experienced the centenary of the First World War? Have your say by completing this short online survey.

  5. Seminar: "You who never stopped defending the poor poilus of the frontline". Parisian soldiers approaching their député during the First World War

    Event
    Gateways Event

    The historiographical shift towards everyday practices of citizens and soldiers during the First World War has given a place of prominence to ‘ordinary’ people’s letters as historical sources.

    French soldiers of the 68th Infantry Regiment rest in their dugout at Artois, October 1915. © IWM (Q 49296)
    French soldiers of the 68th Infantry Regiment rest in their dugout at Artois, October 1915. © IWM (Q 49296)
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