In this lesson, students will discover the history of “Ambulance Trains” and the role they played in transporting injured soldiers during World War I.
Students will use source material, extracts and videos to develop their inference skills, before expanding their analytical and questioning skills through a range of activities.
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day: the First World War
- Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims
How to get there
This lesson is designed to be taught in a classroom.
However, if you would like to visit a station where injured soldiers were taken by train, you could visit Bristol Temple Meads.