Context Flashcards
(36 cards)
How many children never saw their fathers again?
300,00
How many British soldiers died on day one of the Battle of the Somme?
60,000
How many volunteers did the British Government ask for?? How many did it get?
100,000
750,000
How many VAD’s were there in 1914?
74,000
How many cases of shell shock was here in the British Army?
80,000
How many men had limbs amputated?
41,000
What did women hand out to men who didn’t fight? What was this a sign of?
White Feathers
Sign of Cowardice
When did the Battle of Marne begin?
September 1914
When was the first Battle of Ypres?
October 1914
When did allied troops land in Gallipolli?
April 1915
When did the Battle of the Loos start?
September 1915
When was conscription introduced in Britain?
January 1916
When did Germany sign the armistice?
November 1918
What was Craiglockhart?
A hospital used for those suffering with neurosis
When did Wilfred Owen die?
One week before the signing of the armistice
When did Rupert Brooke die? And what of?
Before he fought at war
Sepsis from an infected mosquito bite
How many letters were delivered to the front every week?
12 million
When did Britain declare war on Germany?
August 1914
How old was the youngest soldier?
12
How many military personnel were killed?
About 10 million
How many military and civilian casualties?
37 million
When was the start of the Battle of the Somme?
July 1916
When did Lloyd George become prime minister?
December 1916
Who survived war?
Sassoon
