To mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme the Imperial War Museum is to launch an online exhibition exploring the longest and most costly land battle in British history, fought from 1 July to 18 November 1916. A number of key items from the Museum’s extensive First World War collection will be digitised and readily available to the wider public for the first time in this unique online display covering the battle itself, the stories of the people involved and the battlefields today.
At the heart of the exhibition will be the personal stories, illustrated by a range of original materials including letters, diaries, objects, sound recordings and film, all of which will be accessible online. From the last letter of 22-year-old Percy Boswell who was killed in the first hour of the battle and the diaries of volunteer nurse Dorothy Field, to the iconic camerawork of Geoffrey Malins, the official cameraman who filmed the famous feature-length ‘Battle of the Somme’ documentary, the exhibition will reflect the range and breadth of experiences of those involved and the far-reaching impact the battle had on individual lives.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.3475
Online Exhibition to mark 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.3475
Somme Battlefields - Anniversary Events 2006
http://www.somme-1916.com/info2006.htm
THE SOMME REMEMBRANCE ASSOCIATION http://philippe.dr3.free.fr
Somme losses marked 90 years on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5136064.stm
A German perspective: 'It's our heritage too'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5086938.stm
Battles: The Battle of the Somme, 1916
http://firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
Primary Documents: Official German Account of the Battle of the Somme,
1 July 1916 http://firstworldwar.com/source/somme_steinacker.htm
At the heart of the exhibition will be the personal stories, illustrated by a range of original materials including letters, diaries, objects, sound recordings and film, all of which will be accessible online. From the last letter of 22-year-old Percy Boswell who was killed in the first hour of the battle and the diaries of volunteer nurse Dorothy Field, to the iconic camerawork of Geoffrey Malins, the official cameraman who filmed the famous feature-length ‘Battle of the Somme’ documentary, the exhibition will reflect the range and breadth of experiences of those involved and the far-reaching impact the battle had on individual lives.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.3475
Online Exhibition to mark 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.3475
Somme Battlefields - Anniversary Events 2006
http://www.somme-1916.com/info2006.htm
THE SOMME REMEMBRANCE ASSOCIATION http://philippe.dr3.free.fr
Somme losses marked 90 years on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5136064.stm
A German perspective: 'It's our heritage too'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5086938.stm
Battles: The Battle of the Somme, 1916
http://firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
Primary Documents: Official German Account of the Battle of the Somme,
1 July 1916 http://firstworldwar.com/source/somme_steinacker.htm