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.

A Perspective on the Western Front by an Army Officer from India by Dr....

This article first appeared in the January 2020 edition of Stand To! the journal of The Western F...

David George Mansell and his war service as 'Evans'

Many men joined the army under an assumed name, for some this would have been to run away from a...

Lewes Casualties : September 1918 and the impact of 'Spanish Flu'

September 1918 brought a further 14 Lewes casualties, 10 on the Western Front where the arrival...

'Behind the Lines - The Story of the Iron Twelve' [Part 2] by Hedley Mal...

This article, Part 2 of 2 parts, first appeared in Stand To! No. 88. April/May 2010. This and all...

'The Story of the Iron Twelve' [Part 1] by Hedley Malloch

This article first appeared, in two parts, in the journal of The Western Front Association, Stand...

The Iron 12 : The inauguration of the Iron Memorial and Commemorative Pl...

This article first appeared in Bulletin No.91 October/November 2011. Bulletin and Stand To! are t...

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 n...

Iris 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....

Pension Record Cards and Ledgers: how they fitted in to the bigger pictu...

In an earlier article we looked at some cases of Pension records and compared the WFA's pension c...

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 enjoy...

Pension Claims: Same Man, Different Claim

The following article, by Craig Suddick, looks at a fairly uncommon scenario: the pension claim f...

Iron Clad. The Service of 202081 Pte Frank Reece Beresford, H Bn Tank Co...

[This article first appeared in Stand To! No.40 Spring 1994 (pp13-14) The entire archive of Stand...