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[[File:Obituary of John Bardgett.jpg|thumb|right|250px200px|Obituary of L/Cpl. John Bardgett]]

Conversely, propaganda and censorship was commonplace under such circumstances. What actually happened on the battlefields wasn't always reported accurately, or reported as accurately as iteven shouldat haveall. Yet advertisements, films and the daily reports that portrayed the [[GlossyGlossary:Tommy|Tommies]] as 'brave' and 'heroic' whilst the enemy as evil and cold-blooded, was something everyone in [[Glossary:Blighty|Blighty]] was digesting on a daily basis. But the news wasn't just about what was happening overseas it was also about how the effects of the war had hit a struggling nation on the home front, mourning the loss of so many men where, in small towns and villages, the loss of a generation was more apparent as time went on.

Many of the articles here are short, whilstjust someone areor quitetwo lengthy.lines, Mostsome are fromquite the First World war period but there are also articles pre and post war, up to and including more recent yearslengthy. They do provide, in their own unique way, ana insightglimpse tointo what was happening in the trenches, the battlefields, the hospitals and also at home. Some stories are almost comical in nature, whilst some are descriptive and some heartfelt.

There are several Cumberland and Westmorland newspapers that tell the stories of the Lonsdales from its formation in 1914 through to their [[Glossary:Disband|disbandment]] in 1918. The articles: reports on the war, notes of the week, the terrible conditions at the front, casualties and obituaries (see right), provide the reader with a glimpse into a world where hardships where a fact of life, and the horrors of war and losing your friends were a daily routine. Living day to day surrounded by death and the fear of probably never seeing loved ones again made the propaganda drive all the more effective as those at home learned about their sons and fathers fighting for the freedoms that many of us today take for granted. The press in recent times, however, enlighten us with stark reminders of bygone times and more often than not, heartwarming tributes of those who served over 100 years ago.

*[[The Cumberland News|Cumberland News, The]] (5)

*[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]] (74)