Surviving veterans commemorate the end of World War I
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Key Info
- Title: Surviving veterans commemorate the end of World War I
- Duration: 01:36
- Long description: In 2008 there were four surviving British veterans of the First World War. They were commemorated with portraits in the National Gallery and will led the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph. Film of the trench warfare and a moving story told by a surviving veteran give a powerful insight into the experience of soldiers during the war. This BBC News clip is published as part of BBC News Online and was first broadcast on 11 November 2008. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
- Keywords: First World War, World War I, soldiers, remembrance, memories, trenches, armistice
Ideas for use in class
- Comparative usefulness of evidence - which tells us more about what it was like to fight in the First World War – the original film footage or the story told by Henry Patch?
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- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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