Lives of the First World War. Lives of the First World War 'digital memorial' goes live. 11 May 2014Last updated at 23:53 ET An online archive remembering the millions of people from Britain and the Commonwealth who served in World War One has gone live. Four-and-a-half million British army members are already included in the Lives of the First World War project. But for many entries there is little more information than their names. Organiser Imperial War Museums (IWM) wants families to add their own photographs, stories and memories to build a "permanent digital memorial". The records of more than 4.5 million men and 40,000 women who served with the British army overseas are currently listed.
Millions of others will be added to the website in the coming months including the names of members of the Royal Flying Corp/Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the Australian and New Zealand Imperial Forces. It is hoped the archive will grow to include more than eight million stories. World History. The Treaty of Versailles in 1918 and its Consequences. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914 Two bullets fired on a Sarajevo street on a sunny June morning in 1914 set in motion a series of events that shaped the world we live in today. World War One, World War Two, the Cold War and its conclusion all trace their origins to the gunshots that interrupted that summer day. The victims, Archduke Franz Ferdinand - heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie, were in the Bosnian city in conjunction with Austrian troop exercises nearby.
The couple was returning from an official visit to City Hall. The assassin, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip burned with the fire of Slavic nationalism. A third party, Serbia, figured prominently in the plot. The Balkan Region of Europe entered the twentieth century much as she left it: a caldron of seething political intrigue needing only the slightest increase of heat to boil over into open conflict. Seven conspirators joined the crowd lining the Archduke's route to City Hall. World History for Us All.