The following information is for teachers to utilise in planning classroom activities. The outbreak of war in 1914 saw the major combatants draw heavily on their empires, dominions and colonies. The use of West Indian and African soldiers in the various armies provided much needed manpower in fighting the war but also gives a clear […]

The following information is for teachers to utilise in planning classroom activities. When war was declared in 1914, Britain relied heavily on soldiers from the empire. Men from around the world would arrive in East Sussex to fight for Britain. At the outbreak of the First World War, the Indian Army numbered 240,000 men; by […]

The following information is for teachers to utilise in planning classroom activities. With manpower shortages hampering the war effort, the British Army looked to China in order to find able workers. 1915 was the worst year of the war for Britain and France. The casualties sustained in battles at Ypres and Gallipoli had brought little […]