The First World War - Historic Scotland

WORKING WITH OBJECTS
Location: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum
GENERAL/CREDIT
Welcome to the First World War room.
• The display cases are numbered from 5-9.
The case numbers match the question
numbers.
• Wall Display 1 is above Display Case 5 and
Wall Display 2 is above Display Case 9.
• Work in small groups, select a case and
answer the questions.
WALL DISPLAY 1 “Newspaper Cuttings”
Go to the back wall and look at the source on the wall above Display Case 5 called
News from the front. Read the article about Private Wright called Heavy
Shelling and then answer the following questions:
a. What were the two named methods that the Germans were using
to attack the Scottish soldiers?
i. ii.
b. How long did the Germans shell the soldiers?
c. How many shells does Private Wright think that the Germans had used?
d. What bit of a shell does Private Wright believe hit him?
DISPLAY CASE 5
Look at the artefacts and read the sources before you answer the following
questions:
a. What saved 2 nd Lt. Charles Laing Warr’s life?
b. Who used the Kodak Box Camera?
c. Why do think it was unusual to carry a camera during the war?
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