Contents of the Away During World War 2 box includes:

  • items of clothing that including a belt, metal helmet and flying helmet so that your group can think about some of the kit and uniforms that people serving away from home would have worn.

  • replica items based on the kit that people serving in the Army and RAF would have used including a kit bag, military mess tins, a water bottle, and parachute.

  • replica items to demonstrate the rations available to serving personnel, including (replica) corned beef tin and boiled sweet tin, to help your group explore what foods might have been available to people away during World War 2.

  • objects that relate to active service the war, including (replica) field dressings, protective eye shields and (spent, empty) ammunition shell casings so that your group can discuss the impact of the war on the people serving away from home.

  • Designed to support the curriculum and offer opportunities for children to handle, investigate and learn using objects, this themed loan and accompanying activities have been created by our skilled learning professionals and expert curators to help teachers bring a museum experience into the classroom.

The Remote Learning Package offer includes:

  • A physical Object Handling Box with objects that can be handled that relating to a theme.

  • An accompanying digital Teacher’s Pack that is emailed before the loan period starts.

  • A class video call (on Zoom or MSTeams) for a ‘meet the expert’ style Q&A session.

To find out more, please read the further information about the Remote Learning Package.