Features

On November 11th 2008 it will be 90 years since the end of WWI, the BBC are commemorating this special anniversary with radio, tv and online features.

The Midlands will host a series of commemorative events, leading up to Remembrance Day. Find out about events in your local area by clicking on the links below.

Here on BBC Midlands Today we will be looking ahead to Remembrance events across the region, including preparations at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas in Staffordshire.

Granddad Chinn

As part of our series, local historian Carl Chinn, examines the links Cannock Chase has to World War One and also tells us about his grandfather's part in the war.

We also visit a 'Thankful Village' in Gloucester, where amazingly, 36 members of the same community returned home safely after being drafted to serve in the war.

The BBC Remembrance site

The BBC Remembrance site offers a platform to post your artefacts, photographs and memories at the BBC remembrance website on the wall of remembrance.

The site also includes links to an array of family history sites, where you will be able to research your relatives' role in the war and delve into their family history as well as learning more about the events of the Great War.

These include a link through to Ancestry who are waiving their charges for the month of November for people to search the remaining British Army WWI Service and Pension records (otherwise only available by visiting National Archives in Kew) and the British Army WWI Medal Rolls online.