Frank Johns’ story was the very first that we uncovered in Heart of Conflict, back in autumn 2014. We were loaned a medal with a particularly poignant name on it: Private Frank Johns, no. 6352, 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry. The records of Frank Johns’ life were mostly lost, and the family were happy for us […]
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We started work on Heart of Conflict, looking at the World War One years in Cornwall, in 2014. We worked with local groups – in particular Camborne Guides and Praze W1 – to uncover previously untold stories. Our first exhibition was at the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth, when these stories were presented for the first […]
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Corey Williams, great great grandson of Fred Negus, a Cornish miner from Camborne who served at the Western Front, now plays in Camborne Youth Band and will retrace his footsteps to France this August. Even more extraordinary, Corey’s family has Fred’s bugle brought back from France in 1919. Fred Negus was one of a group […]
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Our exhibition Heart of Conflict, looking at Cornwall during World War One, was at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, from December 2016 to June 2017. It presented previously untold stories – and objects that had long been in the possession of families. Alongside these were objects from the Museum’s own collection. Our Heart of Conflict […]
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We have produced two learning resources during Heart of Conflict, our work on World War One in Cornwall. Both are for use with groups of all ages. Cornwall’s War 1914-18 focusses on life in the county during those years:click here to download. We have also produced a Heart of Conflict Education Pack for schools and youth groups. For more […]
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It was (literally) freezing on 17 March at Camborne Rugby ground – snow started to fall half way through the match against Ding Crusaders. But Camborne Youth Band played before and during the match – raising money for their August trip to the Menin Gate. There was a collection at half time…. It’s a great […]
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