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 1/7th Royal Scots and the Quintinshill Rail Disaster : 22 May 1915
At the time of the First World War, Britain had a large number of railway companies each owning vary…
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General Maude and the Recapture of Kut
With temperatures ranging from freezing to 130ºF (50ºC) the campaign in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq…
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The first footballer killed in 1914: Larrett Roebuck of Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town full-back Larrett Roebuck was the first professional footballer from the English L…
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The Baron and the Barmaid
Sir John French, the commander-in-chief of the BEF until December 1915 was one of the many Anglo-Iri…
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Absolution at Aubers : May 1915
Although the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 had given grounds for optimism, in the weeks fol…
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'Aces Low': The Wimbledon Champion at Aubers
In the years leading up to the First World War, one of the most famous sportsmen of the Edwardian er…
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Medal Index Cards
During the late part of the First World War the Army Medal Office began a system of making out an in…
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The Execution of the 'Iron Twelve'
The early weeks of the First World War saw the Germans advancing across most of Belgium and large pa…
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Aubers Ridge 9 May 1915: The Unpleasant Truth
For it appears ridiculous to call it so, the 'battle' of Aubers Ridge fits perfectly the stereotypic…
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British Corps Commanders in the Great War
As identified by Andrew Simpson in his PhD thesis,[1] there is remarkably little written about Briti…
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The Chatsworth Rifles raid at Richebourg
An ideal way to obtain an understanding of the First World War is through reading the memoirs of tho…
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The Battle of the Boar's Head
Lord Kitchener's famous call for volunteers 'Your Country Needs You' resulted in an overwhelming res…
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