Grandpa's Memory Box: Remembering the Armed Forces in the World Wars

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Poppy and Joe are in the attic with their Grandpa, looking inside his Memory Box. Grandpa shows them his collection of memorabilia from the First World War, and remembers those in the army, navy and airforce that served Britain. In this episode, Poppy and Joe find out about the Living Memory Project and some activities to help remember the dead from the First and Second World WarsJoin Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poppy and Joe are in the attic with their Grandpa, looking inside his Memory Box. Grandpa shows them his collection of memorabilia from the First World War, and remembers those in the army, navy and airforce that served Britain. In this episode, Poppy and Joe find out about the Empire’s contribution to the British Armed Forces, whose dead are buried in CWGC cemeteries, with a photograph of Grandpa Kenneth with Indian soldiers.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poppy and Joe are in the attic with their Grandpa, looking inside his Memory Box. Grandpa shows them his collection of memorabilia from the First World War, and remembers those in the army, navy and airforce that served Britain. In this episode, Poppy and Joe find out servicemen and women who died having been brought back to the UK for medical treatment through an old newspaper article.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poppy and Joe are in the attic with their Grandpa, looking inside his Memory Box. Grandpa shows them his collection of memorabilia from the First World War, and remembers those in the army, navy and airforce that served Britain. In this episode, Poppy and Joe find out about war memorials for the airforce and navy.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poppy and Joe are in the attic with their Grandpa, looking inside his Memory Box. Grandpa shows them his collection of memorabilia from the First World War, and remembers those in the army, navy and airforce that served Britain. In this episode, Poppy and Joe find out how countries used to deal with their war dead and how the Imperial War Graves Commission changed all that.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.