First World War: Update on Information from IWM

Further to message of last March, posted here, this is the latest on 'Lives of the First World War':

One month to go

The Lives of the First World War website will be closed from 12.01am on Tuesday 19 March 2019.

We will not be able to accept any further contributions of material after this time. We encourage you to read our FAQs for further details. All Lives of the First World War URLs will be redirected temporarily to a holding page, until we launch the permanent digital memorial on iwm.org.uk in June 2019.

Stay in touch and keep informed on our Twitter and Facebook channels.

Last chance: Support Forum

To allow the Lives of the First World War team time to process your requests before the site closes, we will be closing the Support Forum on the following dates:

• Requests for merges will be accepted until 5.00pm on Monday 11 March 2019
• Requests for creating new stories will be accepted until 5.00pm on Friday 15 March 2019
• Questions or comments in the Feedback and Discussion forum will be monitored until 5.00pm on Friday 15 March 2019 

Here are five ways of adding to Lives of the First World War over the next month: Remember a Life Story Add facts about an individual’s life, such as family, civilian and military experiences Scan and upload images of photographs, documents and artefacts Share anecdotes that have been passed down through the family Update Communities that you have started * *Please note that Communities that have fewer than 2 stories in them after 18 March 2019, will be deleted. --------------------------  Laying down their arms

Evidently, as the mainstream memorialisation falls out of fashion and dwindles as above, it will be up to radical historians to continue remembering into 2019 and after the many ways in which the war was prolonged after the Armistice, as in, for example:

The hidden story of Soldiers' Mutinies, Strikes and Riots
https://leftfootforward.org/2014/08/ww1-the-hidden-story-of-soliders-mutinies-strikes-and-riots/ -
In 1919, Britain came close to a workers' and soldiers' uprising. But it’s not a story the official WW1 commemoration wants to highlight.

Conscientious Objectors
http://archive.ppu.org.uk/coproject/coww1a.html -
In May 1919 the longest-serving prisoners began to be released; the last CO left prison in August. Many found that no-one wanted to employ them. Those who hadn't done alternative or non-combatant service were deprived of their votes for five years (though this wasn't always strictly enforced).

First World War: Information from IWM

Announcement: "Lives of  the First World War"

The ground-breaking collaboration between IWM [Imperial War Museum] and Findmypast, Lives of  the First World War, will cease taking submissions on 18 March 2019.

 IWM will then become custodian of the millions of incredible public contributions made over the past five years, making up this permanent  digital memorial that will always remain free to access.

As we enter the final year of the project, we need your help to build  rich, full Life Stories for as many individuals as possible. Take this  opportunity to be part of our innovative digital project - scan and  upload First World War letters and diaries, research a name on your  local war memorial or share anecdotes that have been passed down  through your family. Thank you for all your amazing contributions so  far. We look forward to seeing your additions over the coming year,  which will help shape our understanding of the First World War both now and in the future.

With the project nearing its end, annual subscriptions* will cease to  be available from 30 March 2018 at midday. You can continue, however,  to purchase monthly subscriptions until 1 March 2019. All annual subscribers due for renewal from 31 March 2018 will have their  automatic renewal cancelled and offered alternatives. 

Achievements to date

• To date, we’ve welcomed more than 130,000 members. Together we are piecing together more than 7.6 million Life Stories  from the First World War.
• Over 2 million facts, anecdotes and images have been added so far.
• More than 7,000 Communities have also been created, helping us  remember those who were part of the same family, workplace or sports  team.
• Our Teachers' Hub initiative continues to helps school engage with  real life stories from the First World War.

Take our Lives of the First World War refresher tour to continue with your research.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to discover some of the inspiring stories already added

Join IWM's mailing list to discover the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

Take a 14-day free trial of Findmypast's Plus or Pro subscriptions to view millions of service records and so much more

*"So much of this website is free to use and always will be. However by subscribing, you become a supporter of IWM's Permanent Digital Memorial, ensuring these Life Stories are never forgotten."
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LINK for adding information as per comment below:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/adding-to-a-life-story?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=lotfww&utm_content=1073147
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N.B. OTHER PERSPECTIVES ON THE FIRST WORLD WAR ARE AVAILABLE:

Remembering the Real World War 1  (Bristol) https://network23.org/realww1/
Remembering the Real World War 1 (London group now defunct but see Reading List)

Previously on this blog:
Remembering War-Resisters in Scotland
First World War Anniversaries in Scotland
Sorting Out Some WW1 COs: A Bunch of Anarchists
Our Friends in the North and the Real WWI
RaHN “Resistance to World War One” meeting 10th Sept 2014
... and more...