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The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front | Wenlan Peng

In this presentation, which was delivered 'live' to an online audience, Wenlan Peng talks about the Chinese Labour Corps on the western front in the First World War. When Britain realised that the war would last longer than expected and was taking its toll on their soldiers at the Western Front, they looked east to China to recruit a labour force of men to work behind the lines. Nearly 100,000 men were shipped over from the province of Shandong to northern France and Flanders. This was the Chinese Labour Corps and, together with a further 40,000 employed by the French, they would become the largest foreign labour corps to serve the Allies during World War I. We hope to host more 'live' webinars. If you would like to take part in these, please do consider joining The Western Front Association. If you enjoy this video, please subscribe to our YouTube channel ! The Western Front Association is a UK registered charity. The Western Front Association: https://www.westernfrontassociation.com Become a member: https://www.westernfrontassociation.c... Find 100s of Articles on the Great War of 1914-18: https://www.westernfrontassociation.c... Find a local Branch: https://www.westernfrontassociation.c... #greatwar #westernfrontassociation #ww1 #worldwarone #clc #ChineseLabourCorps