World War I Articles | The Western Front Association

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.

The Mobilisation of Britain’s Military Nurses 1914

The day after Britain entered the First World War, a ward sister at Charing Cross Hospital, Maud...

Southampton: The Gateway to War

When Britain entered the First World War in August 1914, there was no question as to which port w...

Major Mick Mannock KIA 10 July 1918 and the ongoing mystery of his grave

On 10 July 1918, Major Edward Mannock, who had recently been appointed to command 85 Squadron of...

Q-21 - HMS Prize and William Sanders VC

HMS Prize also Q-21 was previously known as HMS First Prize and originally the German ship Else....

Argentina in the Great War

Argentina was a neutral country during World War I. However, one-third of its population was made...

The Quest for Grandad’s photo: Pte James Cooper, 1st. Bn. Essex Regiment

'The grassy slopes that crown the cliffs are carpeted with flowers. The azure sky is cloudless a...

Pantomime at Sea: Q-ships in the First World War

The use of deception in warfare at sea was not new to the First World War – as an example, in 168...

U-36 and the Prince Charles

SM U-36 was a type U 31 submarine, commissioned on 14 November 1914 under the command of Kapitanl...

Was Lord Kitchener Gay?

Ever since the publication of the biography entitled ‘Kitchener: Portrait of an Imperialist’ by P...

The Air Raid on Chatham Drill Hall 3 September 1917

On 3 September 1917, the Chatham Drill Hall, then a glass roofed building, was being used as a te...

The Restoration of a ‘Lost’ War Memorial – Woodborough Road Baptist Chur...

The Woodborough Road Baptist church in Nottingham was an imposing late Victorian building, design...

Balloonatics during the First World War 1914-1918

There are many groups of combatants who could claim to be the ‘unsung’ heroes of the First World...