A Century Old 'Thank you' : Frederick Clark KIA 21 March 1918

A Century Old 'Thank you' : Frederick Clark KIA 21 March 1918

The events of World War I have burned themselves into the national consciousness - especially during…

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Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights

Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights

‘Not a Single Blade of Grass...’ by Sebastian Laudan [This article first appeared in Stand To! No.1…

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The George Cecil Memorial at Villers-Cotterets by Michael Aidin

The George Cecil Memorial at Villers-Cotterets by Michael Aidin

[This article first featured in Stand To! No.74 September 2005 pp 35-36. Some additional images have…

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‘A Gallant Duel’ : SS Otaki and the Moewe

‘A Gallant Duel’ : SS Otaki and the Moewe

During the war, the Germans used merchant ‘raider’ ships against Allied shipping. The Moewe (also kn…

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Ministry of Pensions Regional Offices

Ministry of Pensions Regional Offices

After the First World War, the Ministry of Pensions (for a short time) created a number of regional …

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The R38 disaster 24 August 1921

The R38 disaster 24 August 1921

At the start of the war, in contrast to Germany, the British had limited experience of airships. Un…

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The 'fake' French Aristocrat at Etaples

The 'fake' French Aristocrat at Etaples

In the vast expanse of Etaples Military Cemetery are thousands of headstones. Each of these represen…

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The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion

The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion

Monday, August 21 in 1916 was a fine and sunny day, but would be remembered in the area of Low Moor …

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Using the RFC to unlock the workings of widow’s pensions

Using the RFC to unlock the workings of widow’s pensions

It was only in early 1915, 6 months in to the war, that the War Office began paying pensions to the …

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The Baralong Incident 29 January 1917

The Baralong Incident 29 January 1917

The Baralong was a 'three island' tramp steamer built in 1901 by Armstrong & Whitworth. She was …

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The Camera Returns No.7 by Bob Grundy and Steve Wall

The Camera Returns No.7 by Bob Grundy and Steve Wall

[This edition of The Camera Return was originally published in Stand To! No.29 in the Spring of 1989…

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Cecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war KIA 29 August 1918.

Cecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in wa…

Cecil Patrick Healy - the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war – was a prominent figu…

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