casualties and deaths

Question 1

how families received the news

Answer 1

1. Officially the army would send a telegram informing the family of the death
2. Friends of the killed soldier sometimes sent letters home
3. Army chaplains would write letters to the family of the bereaved
4. The officer commanding the man who died might write a letter of condolence
5. For major battles local newspapers published lists of those who were killed or injured

Question 2

Commemoration

Answer 2

1. Statues to commemorate the war dead. Lists of the dead often engraved on stone
2. Films about the war like “All Quiet on the Western Front”
3. Remembrance Sunday and poppy appeal for the British legion
4. Minutes silence - to remember the dead and last post
5. WW1 factual books to educate people about the war e.g. Jeremy Paxman “Great Britain Great War”
6. War poetry - Wilfred Owen - Flanders field is a famous poem on WW1