Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. All are examples of the kind of work featured in Stand To!
Battle of the Falklands 1914
“We landed to bury our dead. The dignified memorial service in Port Stanley Cathedral, and the sight of four boy bugle…
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New Year's Day 1915: The unknown 'Battle of Broken Hill'
Whilst the vast majority of First World War actions took place in France and Belgium, there were other theatres of war i…
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Drunk as a Lord? The dismissal and redemption of Lord Edward Seymour
Cambrai - Attack and stalemate The British attack at Cambrai on 20 November 1917 is well known for the mass-use of tank…
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The Battle of Cambrai - why did it succeed and what went wrong?
The Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 turned out, for both Britain and Germany, to be a major signpost showing how to b…
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The Loss of the Britannic : 21 November 1916
Some years ago there was much publicity around the 100th anniversary of the loss of the RMS Titanic, which - as is well …
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Discipline in the BEF: An analysis of executions in British Divisions 1914-1918
It is well recorded that despite a dubious disciplinary record, Australian troops were amongst the most effective of tho…
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Major Arthur Hughes-Onslow: soldier, jockey and one of the first British deaths in th…
Arthur Hughes-Onslow was born in 1862. He joined the 10th Hussars at Lucknow, India and stayed in the regiment for 20 ye…
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Finding Great Uncle George
The following message from David Jenkins relates to the way the Pension Records can help find 'missing' relatives who we…
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'One Hell of a Row': A War widow's pension
Grandfather was killed 7 weeks before the end of the First World War. His immediate family, that is his wife and three …
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'In the event of my death': An analysis of what can be gleaned from soldiers wills
During 2013 David Tattersfield, a trustee of The Western Front Association, provided First World War historical advice t…
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Biggles’ Last Flight: the flying career of Captain WE Johns
This piece originally appeared in the 100th edition of the WFA's landmark print journal 'Stand To!' The author has enhan…
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Pension Records: Famous, Infamous, Extraordinary and Ordinary
The Western Front Association's Pension Record Card and Ledger archive which has been published online by Ancestry is a …
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