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 Ministry of Pensions during and after the Great War
The Ministry of Pensions was a truly monolithic organisation, by the end of 1920 it had 19,121 staff…
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The 'Old Lag' VC: John William Mariner
In Gun Fire edition number 33, there is a short paragraph in the 'Notes and Queries' section dealing…
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Spring Forward, Fall Back. The changing of the clocks and the First World W…
Tonight (31 October 2021), those of us in the UK will be putting our clocks back by one hour as we m…
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I escape from Groningen!
After the fall of Antwerp in 1914, an R.N.D. Able Seaman is interned in Holland but escapes to Engla…
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Rupert Brooke - The Hood Battalion of the R.N.D.
This is a heavily cut-down version from the 'Letters of Rupert Brooke' which were published across f…
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The Royal Naval Division at Passchendaele 1917
The Royal Naval Division at Passchendaele 1917 The following account is a short extract from the 7 …
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The sinking of HMS Hawke : 15 October 1914
Margaret Lyness died on 10 April 1987 and with her went one of the last connections with a major inc…
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Cpl. Henry White and HMHS Anglia
Cpl. Henry Richard White signed up early in the war joining the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 6th Nov …
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PG Wodehouse, the real 'Jeeves' and his Great War
One of the greatest writers in the English language is PG Wodehouse whose books are still a joy to r…
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The Three Pannell Brothers - 'The Day Sussex Died'
The Three Pannell Brothers - 'The Day Sussex Died' The story of the five Souls brothers, who were a…
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Project ALIAS - Collaborative WW1 Pension Records Project
Project ALIAS - the largest collaborative project in the history of The Western Front Association T…
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George Peachment: one of the youngest recipients of the Victoria Cross : 25…
George Peachment was, when he enlisted, not much different from many other young volunteers in that …
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