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 First Phosgene Attack on British Troops : 19 December 1915
The first use of phosgene gas against British troops by the German army took place on 19 December 19…
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A Sobering Aspect of the Christmas Truce : 25 December 1915
Many of the accounts of the Christmas ‘Truce’ in 1914 focus on the exchange of gifts and the suppose…
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The Raid on Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool : 16 December 1914
Much has been written about the German naval raid on the East Coast on 16 December 1914. A lot of th…
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From Schoolboy to Battalion Commander: Cecil Crichton-Browne : 13 December …
Captain (Acting Major) Cecil Harold Crichton-Browne was aged just 22 when he died on 13 December 191…
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The King Crater Incident and the Courts Martial : November / December 1916
The Bantam Division is the stuff of legend. Its correct military designation was 35th Division but i…
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Each One a Pocket Hercules: The Bantam Experiment and the case of the 35th …
Each One a Pocket Hercules (1) : The Bantam Experiment and the case of the 35th Division Few episod…
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The Men in felt hats : Secretary of State for War R.B.Haldane and the creat…
In March 1910, two years after the formation of the Territorial Force (TF), R.B.Haldane, the Secreta…
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The Indian Cavalry at Cambrai : 30 November 1917
Cavalry in the First World War was rarely used, at least in its traditional mounted role. A famous e…
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The Abandoned St Quentin Memorial to the Missing
In 1926 the French government raised serious concern at the number of free-standing memorials being …
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Don’t forget the ‘War Donkey’
There are many books, dramas and films that have brought different aspects of the Great War to the f…
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The Shot At Dawn Memorial
In May 2001 HRH the Duchess of Kent officially opened the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, St…
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From the Archives: Lost and found in France
This is a story of two great French artefacts: one lost and one found. In an edition of the WFA Bul…
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