University historian part of national project to document lives of those who served and died in the Great War.
A leading World War One expert at the University is contributing to an Imperial War Museums (IWM) project to document the lives of those who served in the Great War.
Professor Mark Connelly, of the School of History, is working with the IWM on the project – launched on 12 May and titled Lives of the First World War – which aims to engage the public in creating a permanent digital memorial to over eight million men and women who dies in the war.
Professor Connelly is one the members of the Academic Advisory Group that is helping to steer the Lives of the First World War project.
Professor Connelly is also participating in the BBC’s World War One at Home project, alongside his School of History colleagues Professor Ian Becket and Dr Timothy Bowman. He is also heading up the establishment at the University of one of five new national World War One Engagement Centres, being established to support community World War One research projects.
The IWM is working in partnership with DC Thomson Family History to deliver the online digital archive.
For further information contact Martin Herrema.