Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you would like to contribute an article please get in touch.
A Policeman on board : When Lord Kitchener drowned 6 June 1916
Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, was drowned in HMS Hampshire on 5 June 1916, when it san…
Read More‘Kitchener of Khartoum’ and HMS Hampshire : 5 June 1916
Within Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, on the Island of Hoy on the Orkney Islands, is a memorial to the…
Read MoreLewes War Memorial by Dr Graham Mayhew
Erected in 1922, following a design competition judged by the Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambr…
Read MoreFree access to the ‘Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918’ and ‘New …
The ‘Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918’ and ‘New Zealand Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1…
Read MoreA Farewell to the Army Service Corps: The story of 'another' Ernest on the…
Many of those with a passing interest in the First World War may be familiar with the semi-autobiogr…
Read More‘The Women of Westfield - picking up the pieces after the First World War’
Dr Martin Purdy (Lancs and Cheshire WFA branch) recently managed a Heritage Lottery funded project a…
Read MoreOfficial correspondence following a death in the Great War – Private Cornel…
The improved availability of online records has made tracing of the life and service of a Great War …
Read MoreThe Enemy Above: British Reactions to German Zeppelin Raids in the Great Wa…
The Enemy Above: British Reactions to German Zeppelin Raids in the Great War by Frank A Blazich Jr. …
Read MoreThe Bombing of London by airships, bomber aircraft and seaplanes 1914 - 191…
The Bombing of London By Ian Castle (Reproduced here under Creative Commons license from the 1…
Read MoreThe First Air Raid: Great Yarmouth by Bob Wyatt
This item by Bob Wyatt, the Book Review Editor for Stand To! from 1987 to 2017, appeared in Stand To…
Read MoreThe End of The Zeppelins
This item first appeared in Stand To! No. 31 (Spring 1991). It was the 22nd piece in a series titled…
Read MoreRevist 'The Camera Returns' (47) Beaucourt-en-Santerre with Google Street V…
The Camera Returns (47) Beaucourt-en-Santerre. Original research by Steve Wall and Bob Grundy. Trav…
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