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unusual facts about World War 1



Edith Dunham Foster

Edith Dunham Foster (1864–1950) was an American educational film maker who served as the Editor of the Motion Picture Community Bureau which furnished nearly all of the films seen by American armed forces during World War 1.

Southampton Corporation Transport

Bus transport started in Southampton shortly after World War 1 in 1919 with the first route starting on 31 July of that year, carrying the legend “Southampton Corporation Tramways”.


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Gouzeaucourt

It was the scene of fierce fighting during World War 1, and is mentioned in the poem "The Irish Guards" by Rudyard Kipling.

Leonard Leslie Brooke

They had two children, their elder son was killed in World War 1, the younger was Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor, who became British Home Secretary and later a peer.

Michael Hayes

Michael Joseph Hayes (1894–1918), U.S. Army officer killed in World War 1

Morwell, Victoria

Born in Morwell, Savige founded Legacy Australia following World War 1 to assist widows and families of servicemen.

Touquin

In one of his flights as a World War 1 flying ace, Snoopy flew over Touquin.