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Captain Noel Chavasse

I can describe how the military used medals to reward soldiers for their bravery and service in WWI.

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Key learning points

  1. Local communities often celebrate the bravery of certain individuals who fought in the Great War.
  2. Captain Noel Chavasse was a British doctor and Olympic athlete who fought during WWI.
  3. He fought at one of the most famous battles of WWI: the Battle of the Somme.
  4. He was awarded the Victoria Cross twice for saving the lives of other soldiers.
  5. Awards and medals are awarded to recognise soldiers who show extreme bravery, skill and service to their country.

Keywords

  • Prestigious - prestigious refers to people and things which are very important and highly respected

  • Courage - courage is shown when you choose do something that frightens you

  • Award - an award is something that is given in recognition of an achievement

  • Victoria Cross - the Victoria Cross was a prestigious award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery

Common misconception

Medals were only awarded to leaders who fought in WWI.

Medals were awarded for acts of bravery across all ranks of soldiers.

You can adapt this lesson by researching soldiers in your locality who received awards for their bravery in World War One.
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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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6 Questions

Q1.
War memorials are important to help us those who lost their lives in WWI.
celebrate
Correct answer: remember
forget
Q2.
Which soldiers are remembered at the Cenotaph?
Correct answer: everybody who fought and died for Britain in WWI
only soldiers from the Whitehall area of London who fought during WWI
only soldiers who fought on the Western Front during WWI
Q3.
Which of these statements is most accurate?
In Britain there are only memorials to male soldiers who died during WWI.
Correct answer: In Britain there are memorials for male soldiers, animals and women.
In Britain there are memorials for just male and female soldiers.
Q4.
Match the words to their definition.
Correct Answer:National Memorial,dedicated to those who lost their lives across the country

dedicated to those who lost their lives across the country

Correct Answer:Local Memorial ,dedicated to those who lost their lives in a small area

dedicated to those who lost their lives in a small area

Correct Answer:Remembrance Day ,a special day each year, dedicated to all those who lost their lives

a special day each year, dedicated to all those who lost their lives

Q5.
Why is a red poppy a symbol of remembrance?
they are easily available in November
Correct answer: they grew on the battlefields
red is used in the Union Flag
poppies are small flowers
Q6.
On Remembrance Day, a two minute is held.
Correct Answer: silence

Exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these medals were often awarded to soldiers during WWI?
the British Service Medal
the Victory Cross
Correct answer: the 1914-1915 Star
Correct answer: the British War Medal
Correct answer: the Victory Medal
Q2.
One of the most prestigious medals that could be awarded was the Cross.
Correct Answer: Victoria , victoria
Q3.
Match the words to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:prestigious,people and things which are very important and highly respected

people and things which are very important and highly respected

Correct Answer:courage,is shown when you choose to do something that frightens you

is shown when you choose to do something that frightens you

Correct Answer:award ,something you receive in recognition of an achievement

something you receive in recognition of an achievement

Q4.
Medals could be awarded to soldiers for...
Correct answer: extreme acts of courage and length of service
extreme acts of courage only
length of service only
Q5.
Starting with the earliest, order these events from Captain Noel Chavasse's life.
1 - Born on 9 of November 1884
2 - Moved to Liverpool with his family
3 - Competed in the 400m race in the 1908 Olympics
4 - Became a Captain for the Royal Army Medical Corps
5 - Received two Victoria Cross medals
6 - Died of his wounds
Q6.
How is Captain Noel Chavasse remembered?
Correct answer: on many war memorials
a war medal is named after him
Correct answer: on a special memorial coin
Correct answer: a local memorial in Liverpool
a special flag dedicated to him

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