Richard Henry Tobin, Leading Seaman of the Royal Naval Division, describes the horror and thrill of trench warfare on the Western Front. Show more

Edward Louis Spears, liaison officer between senior French and British forces, provides a privileged insight into the mind of some of the Allied forces' most important leaders. Show more

Norman Macmillan, an infantryman turned fighter pilot, recalls the precision with which air operations were carried out and the adrenaline of a dangerous strafing mission. Show more

Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli. His account details how killing the enemy became an act of revenge over fallen friends. Show more

Katie Morter, a civilian in Manchester, recalls the heartbreak of receiving a letter informing her of her husband's death at the Somme. Show more

Henry Williamson, a Private with the London Rifles and later a Junior Officer with the Bedfordshire Regiment, recalls life on the Western Front and the Christmas Truce of 1914. Show more

Charles Carrington of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment commanded a front line company at Passchendaele, aged just 20, and lost most of his men to shellfire. Show more

Mabel Lethbridge, a munitions factory worker from London, recalls her impulsive decision to work at Hayes National Filling Factory in Middlesex - with terrible consequences. Show more

Tank commander Horace Leslie Birks recalls his nerves when commanding a tank at Passchendaele, and the battle of Cambrai, the first battle to use tanks en masse. Show more

Cecil Arthur Lewis, a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, had only 20 hours of flying experience when first posted to France for reconnaissance and contact patrol duties. Show more

Stefan Westmann, a Corporal with the German 29th Infantry Division, recollects the moment he killed a French Corporal. He also describes an act of kindness by British soldiers. Show more

John Willis Palmer, a Signaller with the Royal Field Artillery, recalls how the mud and fatigue at Passchendaele broke his spirit. Show more

Edward Glendinning, a Private in the Sherwood Foresters, enlisted at the age of 17. He is haunted by the memory of an injured comrade he didn't help in No Man's Land. Show more