People of the First World War

Ataturk- Turkish general responsible for holding off the Allies at Gallipoli, became known as the father of the Turkish nation.

Nurse Edith Cavell. Edith Cavell British nurse, executed for 'espionage' by Germans for her role in helping Allied servicemen escape Belgium.

Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admirality. Resigned in 1915 for his role in the unsuccessful Gallipoli campaing.

David Lloyd George. Prime Minister of UK from 1916 to end of war. Played a key role in organising British war effort.

Douglas Haig. British General and Commander in Chief. Best known for his involvement in planning the unsuccessful Somme offensive of 1916.

T.E. Lawrence. 'Lawrence of Arabia' T.E.Lawrence was a British officer posted to the Middle East.

Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen celebrated war poet

John J. Pershing. Commander in Chief of American forces in Europe.

Marshall Petain. The hero of Verdun. French general who helped defend Verdun and maintained morale of French army during difficult years of 1917.

Baron Manfred Von Richtofen. The 'Red Baron' who was the top flying ace of the war.

Bertrand Russell. British pacifist who campaigned against conscription.

Siegfried Sassoon. A fearless solider and celebrated war poet. Became critical of war effort, writing letter to Times speaking against the war.

Woodrow Wilson. Took America into the war in early January 1917. After the war, strove to develop the League of Nations and impose a fair peace settlement on the defeated parties.

Robert Graves. War Poet.

Vera Brittain - nurse, poet and author of Testament of Youth.

Forgotten voices of the Somme at amazon.co.uk - a sample of the 'unknown soldier's experience.