On Wednesday 20th April P7a and P7b received visit from members of the Ancre Somme Association. They shared information and artefacts relating to the First World War. We discussed local regiments during the war and some of our local heroes whose names you can find on local war memorials.

They showed us video clips of different uniforms throughout World War 1 and how and why they developed. Jamie and Travis dressed up as soldiers from the First World War. They were able to feel how uncomfortable and heavy the uniforms were.

We watched video clips about the different weapons used in World War 1 including different rifles and machine guns. They video compared the weapons used by the German and British forces. We also looked at the how the gas masks also developed to protect the soldiers. Originally they had to use a cloth and dip it in a bucket of urine and use that to cover their face to protect from the poisonous gas. Yuck!

We really enjoyed the visit and handling some of the artefacts.