World War I Articles | The Western Front Association

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.

"And Bert’s gone syphilitic" – The Real Tragedies Behind the Cane Hill H...

In 1981 nearly 6,000 bodies were exhumed from the cemetery of Cane Hill Hospital, formerly the 3r...

Project Alias - the results and a searchable database

During the First World War, for a variety of reasons, many soldiers enlisted and served under an...

The tale of four lads from Buckie, Banffshire

The fishing community of Buckie responded enthusiastically to the call for recruits on the outbre...

The Military Service (Civil Liabilities) Department

Perhaps one of the most unusual items to be found within the Ministry of Pension card index are t...

Other Ranks Survived: The Final Release of Pension Records

The final set of Pension Record Cards has just been published by our partners 'Ancestry.co.uk' on...

Friendly Fire: The Life and Death of Frank Downes

Paul Brant, who has done splendid work in recording and preserving memory of the Great War in Nor...

Just because it’s official doesn’t mean it’s right

'It’s an ill wind … ' The pandemic has certainly limited options, but at the same time it has fo...

First World War Memorial at Galle, Sri Lanka

The Great War of 1914-1918 was a truly global conflict which was felt in countries like Sri Lanka...

The ‘Battle' of May Island January 1917 and K-Class Submarines of the Fi...

This was neither a ‘battle’ nor an engagement of any kind with the enemy, but nonetheless, it lef...

Do WWI helmets protect against shock waves as well as modern designs?

Medical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements i...

Eton Street 'Shrine' in Hull and the loss of the Earl

At the corner of Eton Street and Hessle Road in Hull stood until recently a branch of the Yorkshi...

How Far was the Shells Crisis of 1915 Exploited by David Lloyd George fo...

[This article is by 17-year old Jack Moyse and is based on his essay which was the runner-up for...