Summary

Accompanying the Channel Four series on World War I, it is a revealing look at the untold stories lying behind these lists of names on over 36,000 Great War memorials in Great Britain.

Accompanying the Channel Four series on World War I, it is a revealing look at the untold stories lying behind these lists of names on over 36,000 Great War memorials in Great Britain. The impact on British society is still felt today. Loss and bereavement were felt at every level of society. The class system was thrown into disarray, social restrictions on women were revolutionised. And when the survivors returned after the fighting stopped, it was to a changed world.