1st World War Research project

During the 1st World War just under 1 million British soldiers died.

Task

• You are to research and produce a display on one of the casualties of the First World War.

Wilfred Owen

Walter Tull

John Kipling

Raymond Asquith

Major Booth

Valentine Joe Strudwick

Walter Yeulett

George Nugent

Who to Research?

• You can pick one of these 8 men.

• You can pick someone else but your teacher needs to agree.

Prepare a presentation …• Find the information from www.cwgc.org• Then follow the information to find out about:

– Name: – What regiment was he in?– What battles was he in?– Where did he die?– Where is he buried?– Date of death?– How old was he when he died?– What rank was he?

You can focus your research on anything connected to your soldier:

• How the person came to be in the war

• His regiment

• The battle that he died in

The Presentation

• You are to produce a maximum of 2 pages (A4) on your person.

• You should try to include pictures and writing (No copy and paste!).

• The presentations should be respectful and tasteful.