World War I Articles

We are delighted to share nearly a thousand articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in the WFA's publications Stand To! or Bulletin, but the majority have been specially researched and written for the WFA's website.

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Frank Beresford Visiting Bovington Tank Museum In 1960
9 February 2020

Iron Clad: The Service of 202081 Pte Frank Reece Beresford, H Bn Tank Corps

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Pension Card For John Wadsworth
4 February 2020

Project ALIAS: A major scheme to locate men who served using a 'different' name

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The Families With The Deborah Researchers
27 January 2020

Deborah Tank Descendants Return: 92nd Anniversary of when the tank was knocked out

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The 5 Wood Brothers
26 January 2020

The Wood Brothers of Stacksteads, Lancashire

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Heilsberg 39 British Portugues Pows Image 4
20 January 2020

British Prisoner of War Deaths: a case study from one PoW camp

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From Gallipoli To Gavrelle With The Royal Naval Division
12 January 2020

Babes, Bookmakers & Beach Combers: From Gallipoli to Gavrelle with the Royal Naval Division

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18 Pounder Mark Ii Field Gun Imperial War Museum 1
5 January 2020

Handbook of the 18 Pounder Field Gun

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Selous In Uniform
30 December 2019

Captains Frederick ‘Fred’ C. Selous and Frederick ‘Freddie’ H.B. Selous - The father and son killed on the same day

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Alfred Mendes
30 December 2019

1917: Right Story, Wrong Location

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Dardanelles Centrepiece Of British Strategy 1915
29 December 2019

Dardanelles: centrepiece of British Strategy 1915?

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The Medal Group Belonging To Walter Beard
22 December 2019

Some instances of the award of the Albert Medal in the First World War

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The School Mennin Gate
17 December 2019

Hooge Tunnel, Essex Farm and other drawings

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000001Capture
17 December 2019

Gun Fire 'Notes and Queries'. Some examples

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The Sinking Of The Anglia
15 December 2019

The Sinking of the Anglia: 17 November 1915

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‘Soldiers From Zion Mule Corps Transferred To 3:20Th London Regt.’
15 December 2019

The Zion Muleteers of Gallipoli

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Soldiers
15 December 2019

Sentenced to Death: The Public Record Office Court Martial Files

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General Rawlinson
15 December 2019

British Divisional Commanders During the Great War - First Thoughts

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A Shoulder Patch As Worn By Members Of The Division
14 December 2019

‘The Black Man’, ‘The Brat’ and Londoners on the Somme. Reflections on the Capture of Thiepval, September 1916

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Amar Singh
8 December 2019

A Perspective on the Western Front by an Indian Army Office on the Western Front

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The BEF The Final Verdict
6 December 2019

The BEF: The 'Final Verdict'

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