The Bible and World War One
Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2018, marks the centenary of the end of World War One. It was a war in which some 65 million men were mobilised. Nearly a third were wounded. Some 8.5 million were killed. It’s a time for reflection. A time to pray for peace.
How you can join in
Remembrance service resources
Are you holding a Remembrance Sunday Service? If so, these church resources could be just what you need. You can download a church service pack, suggested sermon notes and a moving video that will focus thoughts on Revelation 21.1-7.
Lesson plans
Want to teach about World War One and the peace that followed it in your local primary or secondary school? We can help. You can download free lesson plans for your school here
Thoughts on peace
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.
Rev 21.3-5
Lives changed forever
Soldier’s life saved at the Somme by his Bible
The life of 21-year-old British soldier, Pte Frank Viner, was saved at the Somme by his Bible.
Bible ‘major support’ during Gallipoli campaign
The Gallipoli campaign that began in April 1915 is often remembered as a sideshow to the fighting in France and Belgium.
The man who saved others’ lives at Passchendaele
Cricket-loving Ronald Marchant was the youngest of four brothers from the village of Weald in Kent to sign up at the start of World War One. Herbert, Robert, Reuben and Ronald all left their family home and headed for the Western Front. Ronald, who’d left school at 14, was just 19 years old.
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