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Gateways to the First World War is a centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Our aim is to encourage and support public interest in the centenary through a range of events and activities such as open days and study days, advice on access to materials and expertise, and signposting for other resources and forms of support.
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  1. The Impact on the People of Portsmouth of the Battle of Jutland

    Project

    This is a project undertaken by the Local History and Genealogy Groups of Portsdown University of the Third Age (U3A), in partnership with the...

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    P.O. Thomas Ernest Neal (pictured with wife Maud, and daughter Winifred) Petty Officer Neal was killed on HMS Invincible Maud and Winifred were resident at 14 Lucknow St., Fratton, Portsmouth, Courtesy of Mrs J Newcombe
    P.O. Thomas Ernest Neal (pictured with wife Maud, and daughter Winifred) Petty Officer Neal was killed on HMS Invincible Maud and Winifred were resident at 14 Lucknow St., Fratton, Portsmouth. Courtesy of Mrs J Newcombe

  2. Contemporary Echoes – Refugees

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    A blogpost by Emma Hanna

    Recent images of people fleeing from Syria and moving across Europe have obvious parallels to the flight of Belgians seeking refuge in Britain after the outbreak of war in August 1914.

    Belgian refugees in Folkestone during the First World War

  3. Remembering India and the First World War: Two events in Brighton

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    This November, Gateways to the First World War is supporting two events in Brighton that will explore the history of India and the First World War and the ways in which that history has been remembered.

    The unveiling ceremony at Neuve Chapelle, 1927. Image reproduced with permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
    The unveiling ceremony at Neuve Chapelle, 1927. Image reproduced with permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

  4. Here Come the Girls - a project by Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust

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    Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust has been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a World War One Project that explores the role of women in Greenwich during the Great War.

    First World War music hall song (Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust)

  5. BBC Keeps the Home Fires Burning with Interactive World War One Ebook

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    Members of the Gateways to the First World War team have contributed to a free, interactive Ebook now available from the BBC.

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