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 Grant to Buy a Drum' what Acting-Sergeant Jesse Byford's Pension Card Re…
Acting-Sergeant Jesse Byford was given a pension when he was discharged on the 31st October 1917, as…
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The Story of the 62nd (West Riding) Division by Everard Wyrall
Depending on how one would define a Divisional History, approximately forty British Divisional Histo…
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William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse – the first aviator VC
One of the original ‘magnificent men’, the story of William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse is truly fascin…
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The Landings at Sedd-el-Bahr, Gallipoli
One of the most difficult military operations that can be undertaken is that of an opposed amphibiou…
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St George’s Day at Zeebrugge
One of the reasons for Britain and her Empire going to war in 1914 was because of the perceived dang…
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The life and death of soldiers of West Indian Regiment at Seaford Camp, Eas…
Not such a pretty postcard from the seaside camp at Seaford during the First World War Set up in …
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Chelsea and the disabled soldier
At the outbreak of war in 1914 each of the two great military departments, the War Office and the Ad…
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Life and Death on the North Sea during the First World War
Perhaps the subtitle of this piece should be 'Just One Week', for that was the length of time one of…
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John Christie Wright - Artist and Sculptor
Behind every name on a war memorial there is a story, but that of John Christie Wright, commemorated…
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The Labyrinth and the 6th Seaforth Highlanders
The Labyrinth was a maze of trenches at the southern end of the Vimy Ridge, north east of the villag…
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John Duxbury of 'The Miners Battalion'
Many local organisations were motivated to assist the war effort. They did this by recruiting men wh…
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The Cavalry at Monchy-le-Preux
The Battle of Arras started on 9 April, Easter Monday, 1917. The most famous action in this battle …
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