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Pension Records for 'non-UK' soldiers

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It was initially believed that the WFA's Pension Cards and Ledgers were only for claims for pensions for men who came from the British Isles. As the new set of cards for pension claims for men who were killed is investigated, it has become clear that the original 'UK only' description needs to be expanded. A number of what can loosely be described…


Some numbers (and images) around the WFA's Pension Records

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The Western Front Association recently saved from destruction around 8 million pension records of First World War Soldiers. These unique records massively help genealogists, military historians and those researching their family history to find hitherto unknown details about those who were killed and survived the Great War.  Here's a few of the nu…


'Propaganda and Reportage: How the Press Reported the War and How the News Was Received at Home' by Mike Coyle

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Propaganda and Reportage: How the Press Reported the War and How the News Was Received at Home by Mike Coyle.     A look at local and national reporting of the battles and their aftermath: editorial, 'spin' and conclusions drawn.