A Policeman on board : When Lord Kitchener drowned 6 June 1916

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…

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‘Kitchener of Khartoum’ and HMS Hampshire : 5 June 1916

‘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…

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Lewes  War Memorial by Dr Graham Mayhew

Lewes War Memorial by Dr Graham Mayhew

Erected in 1922, following a design competition judged by the Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambr…

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Free access to the ‘Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918’ and ‘New Zealand Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918’ databases

Free 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…

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A Farewell to the Army Service Corps: The story of  'another' Ernest on the Piave

A 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…

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‘The Women of Westfield - picking up the pieces after the First World War’

‘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…

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Official correspondence following a death in the Great War – Private Cornelius Hayes, Cheshire Regiment

Official 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 …

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The Enemy Above: British Reactions to German Zeppelin Raids in the Great War by Frank A Blazich Jr.

The 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. …

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The Bombing of London by airships, bomber aircraft and seaplanes 1914 - 1918

The 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…

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The First Air Raid: Great Yarmouth by Bob Wyatt

The 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…

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The End of The Zeppelins

The End of The Zeppelins

This item first appeared in Stand To! No. 31 (Spring 1991). It was the 22nd piece in a series titled…

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Revist 'The Camera Returns' (47) Beaucourt-en-Santerre with Google Street View

Revist '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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