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.
Private Alfred Berry and the Zeebrugge Raid 1918
The Zeebrugge Raid of St. George’s Day 1918 was an audacious attempt by the Royal Navy to neutralise…
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'Health in returning veterans of the First World War: The impact of wounds,…
Introduction – disability and impairment In 2021 some 24 volunteers from The Western Front Associat…
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Football in the First World War
For the the 2021/2022 season, Saturday 14 May marks the playing of the FA Cup final, 150 years on fr…
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How Reference numbers were used in WW1 Pension claims at Chelsea and in the…
In this article the author looks at those pension reference systems used by the Ministry of Pensions…
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The Controversy of Commemoration in Ramsbottom after the First World War
War memorials are contentious: the commissioning of large public sculptures has often divided commun…
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Brothers in Arms: Three Died and Three Survived the First World War
The First World War resulted in terrible suffering for many families, but the Willis family was amon…
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Field Artillery and Infantry on the Western Front during the FIrst World Wa…
In August 1914, and again in November 1918, the Royal Field Artillery of the British army was fighti…
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Harry Lauder: The World's First Musical Superstar and Broken Parent of the …
“Have you news of my boy Jack?" Not this tide. "When d'you think that he'll come back?" Not with thi…
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Daring to be different to help the disabled
At the time of writing this item, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich finds himself in the headlines a…
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Frontline or Field ambulance? Where were Chaplains best placed to help?
On 25th April 1915 Father William Joseph Finn became the first British military chaplain to be kille…
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The Centenary of the lone English oak at Gallipoli
In the Spring of 1922, as part of a unique act of commemoration, the parents of a teenager killed at…
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Fletching Church: Where Soldiers of the Great War Sleep
St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Fletching, a charming little village in E…
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