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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Captain Horace Coomber
3 January 2016

Captain Horace Coomber “The most popular officer we ever had”

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A Building Destroyed By The Halifax Explosion.
6 December 2015

The world’s largest pre-atomic explosion: Halifax Harbour 1917

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21 November 2015

The Loss of the Britannic

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AFC De Havilland DH 5 Scout Plane Sept 1917
20 November 2015

Lt Archie Pratt, The Australian Flying Corps and the Battle of Cambrai

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2015
11 November 2015

The Western Front Association's Armistice Day 2015 ceremony at the Cenotaph

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Maurice Boyayu With SPAD XIII
1 November 2015

The Balloon-Busting Flanker

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Haig Horse
9 October 2015

Haig and the Cavalry

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Skirne Memorial
25 September 2015

Henry Langton Skrine: Private Memorial

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Battle Of Loos. Loos 1915
25 September 2015

Haig and the Battle of Loos

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Robert Graves
25 September 2015

The Battle of Loos – a poet’s view

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DH4 Of No 25 Squadron
9 September 2015

Biggles’ Last Flight: the flying career of Captain WE Johns

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Z Popes Nose
24 August 2015

The Pope's Nose

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1280Px 12 May 1925 Unveiling Of Chunuk Bair Memorial
20 August 2015

I spent this morning on Chunuk Bair

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Ian Brown The Battle Of Chunuk Bair
8 August 2015

New Zealanders at Chunuk Bair

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Thomas Keith Hedley Rae Memorial.
30 July 2015

Thomas Keith Hedley Rae: Private Memorial

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Richebourg Map (1)
12 July 2015

The Chatsworth Rifles raid at Richebourg

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16 June 2015

The Liverpool Scottish at Bellewaarde

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Geoffrey Vaux Salvin Bowlby Memorial.
13 May 2015

Geoffrey Vaux Salvin Bowlby: Private Memorial

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Paul Kennedy Private Memorial (1)
9 May 2015

Paul Adrian Kennedy: Private Memorial

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Birrell Anthony Memorial
8 May 2015

Henry Anthony Birrell-Anthony: Private Memorial

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