External Exhibition - Last Post: Remembering the First World War

Thursday 6 November 2008 - Saturday 28 February 2009

Last Post: Remembering the First World War is a fascinating exploration of the role of the Post Office during the First World War. In 1914, the Post Office employed over 250,000 people, delivered billions of letters and parcels annually, and was responsible for telegraphs, telephones and banking services. The outbreak of war saw many changes to the organisation and its workers, who played an important role in the war effort.

Last Post tells the stories of the role of postal workers at war and on the Home Front, through medals, uniforms, correspondence and treasures from both the BPMA and the Imperial War Museum collections.  Find out about the Post Office Rifles and their brave action on the battlefield, the increasing role of women in the war effort, postal censorship and spycatching, and the determination of the Post Office to maintain an essential postal service for military and civilian correspondence against all odds.

The BPMA is delighted to present the exhibition in association with The Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms, from Thursday 6 November 2008 until Saturday 28 February 2009.

BPMA Last Post: Remembering the First World War education packs for primary and secondary school teachers are available to download from the Learning section of this website.

Find out more about the Imperial War Museum's celebration of the 90th anniversary of the armistice

Event details	External exhibition - Last Post: Remembering the First World War
Event type	Exhibition
Location	The Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1
Date	Thursday 6 November 2008 - Saturday 28 February 2009
Time	9.30 am - 6.00 pm (last admission 5.00 pm)
Price	See The Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms admission charges for details
Pre-booking required?	Tickets can be booked, but booking is optional
Suitable for?	Anyone interested in postal or military history, particularly the First World war
Related events	Talk: Women Workers in the Post Office, 1914 - 1939 Film Screening: Britain At Bay (1940)

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