Eminent historian the late professor Sir Richard Holmes:

“With the forthcoming centenary of the First World War fast approaching, I cannot think of any more appropriate a manner of presenting these photographs and the history and issues they reflect to people of all involved countries, than the medium of street gallery displays.
You cannot really understand a battle without viewing the ground on which it was fought. Part of the process is intellectual: to see how ridges provided fields of fire and woods offered cover. But, part of it, too, is emotional. These landscapes were once peopled by soldiers, embedded deep in the seams of the soil.

Mike Sheil has an unrivalled ability to bring together the skills of photographer and historian and to evoke that sense of landscape and memory which is so essential to those of us who are fascinated by these haunted acres...”

Diane Lees, Director General, Imperial War Museum:

"I was very pleased that Fields of Battle 14-18 was the first project to use the First World War Centenary brand mark. I like Mike’s images and I believe that the outdoor exhibitions will not only be able to attract diverse audiences, but also have the potential to unite countries participating in the commemorations".

Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter, Chairman of the Board of Trustees:

“As Chairman of Trustees I am delighted to announce that Wecommunic8 has been appointed the contractor and exhibition partner to realise our dreams in educating the Nation in the Great War. Wecommunic8 come with an impressive reputation as pioneers in the field of street galleries"

Bob Gamble, Royal British Legion

"We are delighted to inform you that The Royal British Legion’s Centenary Working Group has agreed to support the Fields of Battle – Lands of Peace 14-18 exhibition. The exhibition will allow people from around the country to connect with their local history on the very streets from which battalions were drawn en masse. We look forward to working with you throughout the duration of this project and are excited by the opportunities that will be presented throughout the centenary"

Major General (ret’d) R A M S Melvin CB OBE MA President, British Commission for Military History:

I write as President of the British Commission for Military History. In addition, as a retired general officer, I have been appointed recently as the British Army’s Senior Adviser for the First World War Centenary Commemorations.

In both capacities I advise and support the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for the commemorations, Dr Andrew Murrison MP.
I believe the exhibition will act as a catalyst and focal point for many other national and local community engagement projects, the combined effect of which will be to assist in the Nation’s commemoration and remembrance, reaching out to all sections of society and ethnic groups, helping build a common historic heritage"

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