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 Iron 12 : The inauguration of the Iron Memorial and Commemorative Plaqu…
This article first appeared in Bulletin No.91 October/November 2011. Bulletin and Stand To! are the …
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Further Hints and Tips to assist with finding Pension Records
The following may assist WFA members in the search for pension records 1) If using a regimental num…
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Mary Hotblack and Alan ‘Balmy’ Morton : love letters from the Front
At the outbreak of war in 1914, 20 year old Miss Iris Mary Hotblack was at home with her family. T…
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Pension Record Cards and Ledgers: how they fitted in to the bigger picture …
In an earlier article we looked at some cases of Pension records and compared the WFA's pension card…
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The Camera Returns No.56 by Steve Wall and Bob Grundy
This item first appeared in Stand To! No. 74 September 2005 p.54. All these articles can be enjoyed …
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Pension Claims: Same Man, Different Claim
The following article, by Craig Suddick, looks at a fairly uncommon scenario: the pension claim for …
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Iron Clad. The Service of 202081 Pte Frank Reece Beresford, H Bn Tank Corps…
[This article first appeared in Stand To! No.40 Spring 1994 (pp13-14) The entire archive of Stand To…
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Unindexed Pension Cards. The 'Missing 22 drawers'
In recent days an issue has come to light that affects approximately 2 percent of the Pension Cards …
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Articles on Tanks in Stand To 1 to 116 (1981 to 2019)
There are no fewer than 25 articles on tanks featured in Stand To! A popular subject, it has been co…
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The Camera Returns No. 10 at the Central Tank Workshops at Erin, near St Po…
'Camera Returns' No. 10 appeared in Stand To! No. 28 Spring 1990. Some 30 years later the 100th 'Cam…
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Project ALIAS: A major scheme to locate men who served using a 'different' …
There are many fascinating quirks within the Pension Record Cards which have been saved by The Weste…
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The Disabled First World War Soldier : how his pension was calculated
A man who was discharged as medically unfit where that unfitness was certified as being either cause…
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