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.
Kanturk - the Great War Pension Records of a small town
Thanks to the efforts of the Western Front Association, the pension records of over six million surv…
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Capt The Hon Neil Primrose: son of a Prime Minister
When asked if the sacrifice in the First World War was shared equally between the highest in society…
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Death of a Spy: Charles Simon : 7 June 1915
‘Project Hometown’ has brought to light many fascinating, tragic and sometimes uncomfortable stories…
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SS Laurentic: A story of Gold Bullion, Crime and Intrigue and loss of life …
This story begins with an ordinary Pension Card that relates to a 20 year old Royal Marine named Fre…
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Lieutenant-Commander Frederick 'Sep' Kelly - Olympic Gold 1908, Performer a…
Frederick 'Sep' ‘Cleg’ Kelly, the Olympic gold medal rower, pianist and officer in the Royal Naval…
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The Battle of Mughar Ridge: One soldier's story
By the autumn of 1917, the allied forces had advanced from Egypt and were on the verge of advancing …
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Letters to the Unknown Warrior
Letters from students to the Unknown Warrior. On the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrio…
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Two brothers, but in different armies
It is not unusual to find brothers who were killed in the Great War. It is, however, unusual to find…
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Died one day, buried two days later by his father
On 8 November 1915 a young officer, 2/Lt Kenneth Theodore Dunbar Wilcox, was killed whilst serving i…
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The loss of Royal Navy monitor 'M-15' : 11 November 1917
HMS 'M-15' was a First World War Royal Navy M15-class monitor. She was sunk off Gaza by German Subma…
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Billy Brewer, the Wiltshire footballer : 13 November 1914
William Arthur Brewer was born in Chippenham, Wiltshire and was the son of George and Sarah Brewer o…
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The Aristocrats' Cemetery at Zillebeke
(This article is taken from Stand To! No 90, published Dec 2010/January 2011. You can receive copies…
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