Cher Ami was a homing pigeon who had been donated by Britain to the US army touse during world war one. She helped save the lost battalion of the 77th division in the battle of Argonne in October 1918. Cher Ami is a new generation of heroes. She saved many soldiers to the cost of her life (£50), and she stays in our memories for her muscles, her intelligence and her bravery.
NURSES
During the First World War ,lots of brave women worked in field hospitals
They became nurses.They played a important role .This role was vital.
Women like you wanted to help the soldiers and put their lives at risk.
Women like you dressed bandages,stiches and gave medecine like painkillers.
Women like you could drive ambulances and they also performed as surgeons in the war zone. But this women were barely recognised for their efforts .Only the men received medals ,it is unfair
TEENAGERS
Dear mum,I am in the army, because I could enlist with false name and age. I became corporal last year and sergeant two months ago. I hope I will become warrant officer soon. I think I will tell my superior that I am not Auguste Duthoy but I am Jean-Corentin Carré. I hope I will become a pilot. I hope you are proud of me, you and Dad even if he is at war. Do you know where he is because I asked people here but nobody knows about him ?Your dear, Jean-Corentin, We remember all those dead teenagers during the World War One.
WAR DOGS
We often think dogs aren't useful but in war time many dogs were on battlefield to keep compagny to soldiers and saved many of them. Remember they were really useful during WWI. They had different types of war dogs: Sentry dogs, casualty dogs, explosive dogs and mascotts. The Germans used 30,000 dogs and Allies 20,000. They chased rats from the trenches, picked up enemies' scent hundred yards away, they could find dying soldiers... All war dogs are heroes.
TRENCH ART
Sydney George Lewis
Sidney George Lewis was born on March 12,1903 and was enlisted in August 1915. He spent 6 week at 12 years old on battle field because he had lied about his age. Before his returning to England he was named sergent of the British army. For the British people, he was a hero of the war beacause he was the representation of British bravery among the young people in the World War One.
EDITH CAVELL
Edith Louisa CAVELL was born on 5th December 1865 in Norfolk , England and she died on 12th October 1915. She was executed.She was a British nurse.
Sergeant STUBBY
In 1917, Stubby wandered across an army training session at Yale Field in Connecticut. He made friends with all of the soldiers. One soldier especially liked him ;. His name was Corporal Robert Conroy. Conroy named him Stubby because of his short tail. The USA joined the war in this year and Conroy had to go and fight. He really did not want to leave Stubby behind and smuggled him onto the ship taking him to France. Stubby was taken all the way to the Western Front, right into the middle of all the fighting.
MUNITIONETTES
By 1917 munitions factories, wich primarily employed women workers,you produced 80% of the weapons and shells used by the British Army. You were nicknamed «canaries» because you had to handle TNT wich caused your skin to turn yellow, you, women risked yours lives working with poisonous substances without adequate protective clothing or the required safety measures. Around 400 colleague of you died from overexposure to TNT and lots of you couldn't have babies during WWI. It was a terrible period of your life .
You prouved brave you were able to work as men and you won the right vote.
A PEM FOR MAURICE MARECHAL
Poem for Maurice Marechal :
Maurice Marechal A great cellist He was the first To write Melody instrumental
He was one of the best musicians To help the soldiers In the trenches To forget the sounds of munitions
His cello Made out of boxes Of weapons out of factories, Helped his men so
