Last Post
Last Post: Remembering the First World War explores the effect of the events of 1914-18 on the Post Office and its people and the contribution of postal communications to the war effort.
Before 1914 Post Office communications – through the telegraph and telephone systems as well as the post - were vital to everyday life. The war brought many changes and the Post Office was never the same again.
In 1914 the Post Office was one of the biggest businesses in the world. It contributed to military operations on a scale never seen before, providing a vital means of communication between the fighting fronts and the home front. Tens of thousands of Post Office workers fought in the war, and over 8,500 were killed.
The exhibition has been created by The British Postal Museum & Archive in partnership with the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms.
The Post Office joins up
Over 75,000 men left their jobs at the Post Office to fight in the First World War.
Front line communications
The Post Office set up telecommunications between Headquarters and the front line.
The postal service is forced to change
Because of the war many Post Office services were reduced, they were never the same again.
The Post Office's home front
The Post Office supported soldiers and their families - and changed the role of women in society.
Delivering mail to a world at war
The Post Office was responsible for mail sent to all theatres of war.
The censor's stamp
During the First World War, the Post Office was responsible for censoring post from the troops.
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Last Post postcards
Six postcards which accompany Last Post: Remembering the First World War
Postcards include photos of the wartime postal service, an embroidered postcard and a censored letter.
