Apps for the WW1 Battlefield Visitor
There are a number of apps available for iPhone or android users to help with visits to the battlefields. The selection below offers a list of what is available.
- Albert's Guide to the Fallen of the Western Front
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) War Graves App
- Flanders Fields Memorials
- Great War Battlefields of the Western Front
- Last Post Association (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres)
- Nga Tapuwae New Zealand First World War Trails
- Poperinge: WW1 Sites and Stories
- Somme: Pocket Tours
- Somme 100
- Victoria Cross 1914-1918 App
Albert's Guide to the Fallen of the Western Front App
iTunes & facebook
Marc Lewenden has created an app and website on facebook designed to help you find out about the fascinating stories of many of the people who fought and died in France and Belgium in World War One and Two.
Facebook: www.facebook Albert's Guide to the Fallen of the Western Front
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) War Graves App
|
Windows, Android and iOS
The CWGC War Graves App provides an opportunity to search for war graves at over 23,000 locations across 153 countries. Find cemeteries, memorials and sites of remembrance.
You can visit the CWGC website for a link to download this app:
Website: www.cwgc.org CWGC App
Flanders Fields Memorials App
iTunes
Website: itunes.apple.com Flanders Fields Memorials
Great War Battlefields of the Western Front App
iPhone & android
Website: www.spotonlocations.co.uk Great War Battlefields of the Western Front
Website: play.google.com Great War Battlefields of the Western Front
Last Post Association App, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres/Ieper
|
Google Play Store; iOS
The Last Post Association has developed an App, in close collaboration with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The app tells you what you need to know if you wish to take part in the daily Last Post ceremony, there are stories about the men commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, the story of the “soldier of the day” and lots more.
You can visit the Last Post Association website to find out more and for the link to download the app:
Website: lastpost.be Last Post App
For information about The Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres/Ieper and the daily Last Post Ceremony see our pages at:
Nga Tapuwae New Zealand First World War Trails
|
iOS & android
Nga Tapuwae tells the story of New Zealand’s involvement in the First World War and guides the visitor through sites particularly significant to New Zealand in Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Noted military historian Dr Christopher Pugsley is the historical consultant and narrator for the trails. Historical information, images, maps and dramatized personal stories illustrate the events that happened and the people who were involved in them.
The trails can be can be downloaded as apps, explored on a PC, phone or tablet or printed off as e-books. Find out more from the website:
Website: ngatapuwae.govt.nz
Poperinge: WW1 Sites and Stories
A free app (multilingual) has also been designed for walkers and cyclists in conjunction with an exhibition at Poperinge. The exhibition features the roll played by the town behind the Allied Lines and is called “Heavy Traffic”. Explore the area and see bygone images as you visit a number of sites of WW1 interest:
App: www.bitmunks.com Heavy Traffic App
Somme: Pocket Tours
iOS
For more information, screenshots and to download visit the Pocket Tours website:
Website: www.pockettours.co.uk Battle of the Somme
Somme 100
Interactive app by Dan Snow in partnership with the Royal British Legion. The app provides an insight into the Battle of the Somme, with a timeline, audio and maps and experiences of the men who fought in it.
App: www.britishlegion.org.uk Somme 100 App
Victoria Cross 1914-1918
App: www.zevisit.com The Victoria Cross
Related Topics
|