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The Great War Interviews Episodes

  1.

    Norman Macmillan

    Norman Macmillan, an infantryman turned fighter pilot, recalls battles in the air.

  2. Edward Louis Spears

    Edward Louis Spears, a liaison officer between senior French and British forces.

  3. Richard Henry Tobin

    Richard H Tobin, Leading Seaman of the Royal Naval Division, describes trench warfare.

  4. Horace Leslie Birks

    Tank commander Horace Leslie Birks recalls what it was like in the first tanks.

  5. Edward Glendinning

    Edward Glendinning, a Private in the Sherwood Foresters, enlisted at the age of 17.

  6. John Willis Palmer

    John W Palmer, a Signaller with the Royal Field Artillery, recalls his broken spirit.

  7. Mabel Lethbridge

    Mabel Lethbridge, a munitions factory worker from London, recalls her perilous job.

  8. Charles Carrington

    Charles Carrington of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment recalls his wartime experiences.

  9. Stefan Westmann

    Stefan Westmann, a German Infantry Division Corporal, describes the act of killing.

  10. Cecil Arthur Lewis

    Cecil Arthur Lewis, a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, recalls WW1 dogfights.

  11. Henry Williamson

    Henry Williamson, a Private with the London Rifles, recalls the Christmas Truce of 1914.

  12. Katie Morter

    Katie Morter, a civilian in Manchester, recalls a letter that broke her heart.

  13. Frank Brent

    Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli.