Look at books
in the children’s section of their local
library where the books are less wordy, and
more understandable than the ones in the
adult section of the library. He said that
there were also very many good books on-line
at www.worldwar1.com that could help with
research.
If able, go
to local study sources such as local study
centers.
Read
newspapers because they provide
general background to WW1.
Look at
"The National Role of the Great War"
- 14 volumes.
The PRO has many records
appertaining to WW1.
The
Imperial War Museum at Lambeth has lots
of information in various departments - Covering all wars,
starting with the Boer War.
Department
of printed books - holds a lot of
manuscripts, mostly letters, poems and
memoirs.
Department
of Photographs - holds an enormous number
of WW1 photographs of units of ships,
hospitals and of the ‘front’. Also
holds lots of photographs of the 2nd World
War mainly of the Blitz in London, also films
and sound recordings, plus paintings, war
posters and propaganda.
The Liddle
Collection held at the University of
Leeds
The
Regimental Museum - for officers lists,
records of war, records of conscientious
objectors - though many sorted and thrown
away in the 1920’s. A few records of
aliens locked up. Territorial Officers plus
other officers.
