An Exhibition on WW1 : Story Telling Unit - Project Research

Research into WW1 Battles 1914 = Stories That ‘Jimmy’ Might Tell as a WW1 Soldier.

When wandering about in town, i stumbled upon an exhibition for WW1 and decided to look around as it fitted in perfectly with my idea for the screenplay. Here is a selection of photos from the exhibition which caught my eye and interested me. The time line has given me inspiration for some of the stories that Jimmy could tell throughout the screenplay to my protagonist character Rylee. I have researched further into the individual battles of 1914 and the written detail below contains the details of when Britain fought in the battles. I found this important because it was relative to my project and character development.

So how was this useful to me? 

This exhibition was incredibly useful to my understanding because i have been able to develop Jimmy's character further and gain a deeper understanding of the context of the character's past. I have also found this exhibition very insightful to the many individual battles that went on throughout the war, which i hadn't initially realised existed! 


Battle of Mons – This was fought by the British and the Germans. The British and the French retreated.

Battle of Le Cateau – Fought between Britain and Germany.

Battle of Heligoland Bight – Fought between the United Kingdom and Germany.

Siege of Antwerp – Fought between Germany, Belgium, Britain and France.

First battle of Ypres – Fought between Britain, Germany and France.

Battle of Coronel – Fought between the British and the Germans.

Battle of the Falkland Islands – Fought between the British and Germans. This was a naval battle.

Battle of Givenchy - Fought between the British and Germans.

Raid on the Scarborough and Hartlepool – Fought between the British and Germans.

Christmas Truce – When British and German soldiers met in the middle of no man’s land and celebrated Christmas with a game of football.







Comments

  1. SimonWelsford25 September 2015 at 11:40

    some great research there. NB The Falklands was in the 1980's between england and Argentina - so not sure why that;s in there!

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    1. Laura Bess Television Blog25 September 2015 at 12:27

      The battle of the Falklands Islands is a naval battle between the brits and the germans 1914 and the the falklands war 1980s was the later battle, i will edit the post to make it clearer thank you for the feedback :)

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