British Military Nurses and the Great War: a Guide to the Services
Little has been written about British military nurses during the Great War, and few primary sources have survived, which makes it difficult to piece together even the basic details of the organization and administration of the nursing services during...
Jellicoe of Scapa
John Jellicoe (1859-1935) was famously described as ‘The only man who could have lost the war in an afternoon’ by Winston Churchill in his book ‘The World Crisis.’
Jellicoe, born in Hampshire to a family with naval traditions, joined the Navy ...
Sopwith Aircraft: a Guide to Sopwith Military and Naval Aircraft of the Great War
Introduction
In 1914 a mixture of Sopwith types appeared with the RFC and RNAS. From 1916 the company concentrated on the production of single-seat scout (fighter) aircraft powered by rotary engines but also experimented with other types. Many aspec...
WFA Commemoration of The Unknown Warrior's arrival at Victoria Station
The photograph below (taken on 10 November 2000) shows the unveiling of the plaque to commemorate the arrival of The Unknown Warrior (The Unknown Soldier) at Platform 8 at Victoria Station on 10 November 1920.
A Guard of Honour stayed overnight with h...
Surviving Veterans of The Great War
According to Wikipedia , with the sad passing of John Babcock in February, 2010, there are now just three Great War veterans left alive.
The total number of participating personnel in The Great War is estimated by the Encyclopaedia Britannica at 65,038,81...
"And what did you do in the Great War? Mr Churchill?"
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Winston Leonard Spencer 'Winnie' Churchill (hereafter WLSC) had an amazing war. He strode the dizzy heights of high office and public acclaim. But felt the pangs of public disapprobation, taking the major blame for failed policies of war ...
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Pvt Alfred Elion, CoD 22nd Engineer Regiment US Army.
Born at Ft Wayne on 14 March 1892, Alfred enlisted into the US (regular) Army on his 25th birthday (14 March 1917). After training at Ft...News
Update Report: The WFA at Who Do You Think You Are? 2010
The WFA has been at WDYTYA? over the weekend of 26 - 28 February 2010. Here is: "Person...
WFA AGM 2010
Notice is hereby given that the twenty-ninth Annual General Meeting of The Western Front A...
New WFA Branch - now Chesterfield
The first meeting of the Chesterfield Branch of the WFA took place on 26 January at Cheste...
Beneath Hill 60 - now plus video trailer
A new trailer, new poster, new book and the film comes out in April in Australia. UK venu...
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The ‘Cavell Van', built in 1919, is important in the railway preservation movement for b...Who's Online
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