A new exhibition at Thurrock Museum will showcase the stunning photography, art and poetry, which recorded the events of the First World War, both on the frontline and at home.

The free ‘Images of War’ exhibition launched on Monday, and will run February 1 at the Thameside Complex.

It will show how the Great War was seen at the time and in its immediate aftermath 100 years ago.

A selection of poetry, art, photography and official war posters will show how the war was represented by government, those taking part and in the arts.

Sacrifice and loss are depicted through poetry and art, whilst posters show how people were encouraged to enlist or support the war effort at the Home Front.

World War One was the first conflict to be captured on film with newly available portable cameras taking some of the first documentary images supplied to newspapers. The exhibition includes artefacts, images and photographs.