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Find useful resources for First World War researchers and read more about British Red Cross involvement during WW1.

Staff at the Wounded and Missing Enquiry Department at Boulogne

The British Red Cross has a wide range of WW1 archives, images and objects at our headquarters in Moorgate.

We also have many moving stories from the First World War on our website. Read the intimate letters of a First World War 1 nurse, discover the exceptional contribution of some incredible women, and find out how dogs were used as first responders, among other stories.

Further reading on WW1

A British Red Cross nurse lighting a cigarette for a patient

Stories from the First World War

From canine first aiders to WW1 volunteer love stories, and more.

A collection of historical items from a Red Cross wartime parcel

British Red Cross museum

Our museum holds a range of WW1 objects in physical and online exhibitions.

A Red Cross ambulance in Boulogne, 1916

Resources for researchers

If you're researching WW1, these museums, archives and websites may be helpful.

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Imperial War Museum

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