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 Hong Kong and Singapore Mountain Battery in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine
In 1847 the British authorities in Hong Kong began using Indians as gun lascars, or general workers,…
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Dunsterforce: The Fighting in North-West Persia During 1918
The start of the Russian Revolution in the Spring of 1917 heralded the decline of Russia as an effec…
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"When Did Armistice Day Become Remembrance Sunday?" by J P Lethbridge
[This Article first appears in the April 2004 Edition of Stand To! Edition 70. The entire digital ar…
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The Red Baron - his 'other rank' victims
There are many ways that The Western Front Association's pension records can be used for research pu…
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The Disaster at Hooge
One of the most frequently heard misconceptions about the First World War is that British and Common…
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A draft of 100, all boys from the Kings Liverpool Regt
Most people seeking to trace the steps of a soldier who served in WW1 will run into the same dead en…
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Some numbers (and images) around the WFA's Pension Records
The Western Front Association recently saved from destruction around 8 million pension records of Fi…
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Pension Records for 'non-UK' soldiers
It was initially believed that the WFA's Pension Cards and Ledgers were only for claims for pensions…
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An analysis of the Mercantile Marine index cards
Within the millions of documents the WFA have saved was a small metal set of four drawers that - in …
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The Crew of Deborah : Tank D51 at Flesquieres, near Cambrai
One of the more remarkable discoveries in recent years is that of tank D51 ‘Deborah’ at Flesquières,…
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An overview of the Pension System immediately after the War
The following article by Craig Suddick takes an overview of the pension system immediately after the…
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Finding Horace: A two minute search of the WFA's Pension Records provides t…
The Pension Cards and Ledgers that were saved by The Western Front Association are a valuable resour…
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