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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Alamy 33Rd Cavalry
29 April 2025

Killed by Treachery

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Tehran Cem From Pic Agency 2
29 April 2025

First World War Graves and the Memorial to the Missing in Persia

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I Think I Was Better Off In The Trenches Noël Coward, WW1 And The Veteran Mentality
16 April 2025

I think I was better off in the trenches Noël Coward, WW1 and the veteran mentality

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A Self Contained Military Force Canadian Corps Tramway Companies In WW1
3 April 2025

A Self-Contained Military Force: Canadian Corps Tramway Companies in WW1

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Whipsnade Tree Catherdal.
22 March 2025

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral: ‘Here was something more beautiful still…’

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Serre And The Sheffield City Battalion
22 March 2025

Serre and the Sheffield City Battalion

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Charles Cowley The 'Pirate Of Basra'
21 March 2025

The Pirate of Basra

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Logistics Overshadowed The Calais Conference Of 1917
12 March 2025

Logistics overshadowed: the Calais Conference of 1917

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Paying Respects At The 'Lost' Grave Of Private R.A. Thioux
26 February 2025

Not forgotten: A Belgian soldier remembered in Kent

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The Role Of Tanks At The Battle Of Bullecourt, 11 April 1917
26 February 2025

The role of tanks at the Battle of Bullecourt, 11 April 1917

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Lieutenant G.M.A. Hobart Hampden Rememberance Plaque
21 February 2025

The Kohima Epitaph: When you go home...

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Lily Wedge
16 February 2025

Lily Wedge – A Portsmouth War Widow

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Daddy, What Did You Do In The Great War
30 January 2025

Daddy, what did you do in the great War?

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Owen Cobb Holleran
20 January 2025

An American in the British Forces: The story of Owen Cobb Holleran and his war

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Rms Royal Edward
19 January 2025

Friday the 13th in the 13th month of the war: The sinking of the Royal Edward

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Blockade How The 10Th Cruiser Squadron Won The War
16 January 2025

Blockade: How the 10th Cruiser Squadron won the war

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Harington Of Chanak
11 January 2025

Harington of Chanak

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La Clytte Military Cemetery
7 January 2025

A unique headstone detailing two men, but only one of whom is buried here

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To Destroy A Road, Get A 3 Ton Truck Motor Transport In WW1
2 January 2025

To Destroy a Road, Get a 3-ton Truck: Motor Transport in WW1

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23 December 2024

Private memorials (non standard CWGC headstones) in cemeteries in France & Belgium

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