First World War – Civil Service

Civil Service Act of Remembrance: 14 November 2018

Clare Moriarty, 22 November 2018 - Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Read an abridged version of Clare Moriarty's address at the Armistice Day service remembering all those, including civil servants, who died in the First World War.

11/11/18 - Armistice Day: how “we will remember them”, a century on

Civil Service Blog Team, 7 November 2018 - General

Revisit stories of the First World War, including the part played by civil servants in the Civil Service Rifles, and find out where you can get involved in events to commemorate Armistice Day.

Shaping the First World War commemorations

Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, 11 November 2016 - Civil Service Leaders

Sue Owen reflects on the part her department plays in organising the national commemorations for those who have died for the country in armed conflict.

Remembering the fallen of the Somme

Adam Lilley, 12 July 2016 - Our Civil Service

DWP's Adam Lilley describes how he and hundreds of other volunteers commemorated the centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Remembering the civil servants who fell in the First World War

Simon Holder and Russell Barnes, 11 November 2015 - Our Civil Service

With the news that all 44 of Sir Edwin Lutyens war memorials have been listed, Simon Holder looks at the little-known memorial to the Civil Service Rifles at Somerset House.

We shall remember them

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, 10 November 2014 - Civil Service Leaders

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury talks about the important role the Civil Service played in the First World War.

Keeping the lights on across government during WW1

Russell Barnes, 19 August 2014 - Our Civil Service

The History of Government site explores how civil servants kept departments functioning during WW1, and which staff were allowed to enlist and which were not.