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.
Sergeant Alexander Edwards VC : 24 March 1918
Alexander Edwards was born in Lossiemouth on 4 November 1885, the son of Alexander and Jessie Edward…
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Stereoscope: The Jordan/Ference Collection’s partnership with The Western F…
The Jordan/Ference Collection had its genesis in the mid-1990s. Bob Boyd and Doug Jordan were indepe…
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What got you interested in the First World War?
Tom Thorpe's opening question on the ‘Mentioned in Dispatches’ podcast series - at least for the las…
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The 2nd Northants at Neuve Chapelle
The initial impetus behind this article was research on Lieutenant George Duff Gordon, who hailed fr…
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The Kinmel Park Riot of Canadian Servicemen March 1919
The events at Kinmel Park in North Wales in March 1919 were the most serious instance of a number of…
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'Grandad’s War' by Prof. John Bourne
Both my grandfathers were born in 1880, both were coal miners and both had large families. My patern…
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HM Submarine H5: The Submarine Cover-Up in Caernarfon Bay 2 March 1918.
HMS H5 was a Royal Navy H-class submarine built by Canadian Vickers, Montreal and launched in June 1…
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‘A Worthless Scamp’: The Great War of Vincent Riley by John Bourne
During the Great War Centenaries, Stoke-on-Trent’s local newspaper, the Sentinel, published many goo…
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Cases of 'insanity' revealed in the Pension Records
The Pension Records which have been saved by The Western Front Association reveal an incredible arra…
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Looking back on Stand To! Book Reviews
David J. Filsell looks back on book reviews in Stand To! The Journal of The Western Front Associatio…
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Gott Strafe England
The 'withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line' of February 1917 enabled allied troops to occupy previously …
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How to research Australian and New Zealand Soldiers from the First World Wa…
An earlier article has covered the potential sources available to those who are researching Canadian…
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