World War I Articles

We are delighted to share nearly a thousand articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in the WFA's publications Stand To! or Bulletin, but the majority have been specially researched and written for the WFA's website.

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A Group Of Australian Soldiers Quartered At One Of The Old German Reinforced Concrete Pillboxes, Known As 'Kit And Kat', Near Zonnebeke. Image Courtesy Of The Australian War Memorial AWM E01069
2 December 2019

The New Zealanders at Polderhoek Chateau

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Bad Characters Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder & The AIF
23 November 2019

Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder and the AIF

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Alfred In His WW1 Uniform
22 November 2019

The soldier with two families. How The Western Front Association's Pension Records helped unravel a family mystery

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Wainhouse Tower 2 Halifax
21 November 2019

The Prince and the Pilot

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The Salford Pals In WW1
20 November 2019

The Salford Pals in WW1

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South West Rocks
20 November 2019

Street Memorials in South West Rocks, NSW

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A British Officer Of The 'Dunsterforce' Leading A Drill For Jelu Recruits. Image Courtesy Of The Imperial War Museum, Q25024
11 November 2019

The Armistice in Bijar and Dunsterforce in Baku

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The Birmingham Post. 12 November 1940
11 November 2019

When Did Armistice Day Become Remembrance Sunday?

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2019
11 November 2019

The Western Front Association's Armistice Day 2019 ceremony at the Cenotaph

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Hooge Chateau Some Weeks After Roofless And A Semi Ruin
31 October 2019

The Disaster at Hooge

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Fig 2 Medal
28 October 2019

A draft of 100, all boys from the Kings Liverpool Regt

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Territorials In 1915 Dr Bill Mitchinson
16 October 2019

Territorials in 1915

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Deborah
3 October 2019

The Crew of Deborah: Tank D51 at Flesquieres, near Cambrai

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Railway Development In WW1
18 September 2019

Railway Development in WW1

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Re Thinking Lawrence Of Arabia
31 August 2019

Re-thinking Lawrence of Arabia

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R C Sherriff
19 August 2019

Following in R C Sherriff’s footsteps – the path to his own ‘Journey’s End’ in the Great War

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The Conquerors By Eric Kennington; Originally Titled The Victims It Was Renamed After Objections From The Battalion's Commanding Officer
8 August 2019

Cyrus Peck, Piper Paul and the Canadian Scottish at Amiens

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Buckingham Palace Decorated For The Victory Parade
19 July 2019

19th July 1919 Peace Day in Britain

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Dominion Geordies
12 July 2019

Dominion Geordies in World War 1

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Gallipoli & The Western Front
14 June 2019

Gallipoli and the Western Front

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