World War I

Barwell: Artie Payne remembers his father 'taking the King's shilling' and joining the army during the First World War. He talks about hearing about the Armistice whilst at school in Barwell.

• Full interview from the David Wood Collection. Read the EMOHA catalogue entry.

Dunton Bassett: memories of the Armistice at the end of the First World War, the peace celebrations and the entertainment put on for children at the local school.

• Full interview from the Dunton Bassett Collection. Read the EMOHA catalogue entry.