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.
Escape from the Desert : October 1915
This article could almost be taken from a 'Boy's Own' story of Great War adventures. It features a d…
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The VC that never was: Colonel Souter's gallantry against the Senussi, 1916…
Colonel Hugh Maurice Wellesley Souter was born in India in 1872. Originally commissioned into the Ma…
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One of the last true cavalry charges: The Charge of The Dorset Yeomanry at …
Britain's declaration of war on Turkey on 5 November 1914 created a threat to the Suez Canal, a vita…
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'Rikki' Little: Australia's Greatest Ace
As the ‘Camel’ pilot approached dark shape in the gloom of the late May evening, he recognised it as…
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The British Route to War
Britain's entry into the Great War is far more complex than the reason for the country embarking on …
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A training exercise goes horribly wrong: The tragedy at Gainsborough, 19 Fe…
At the turn of the last century the Heavy Woollen area of the West Riding of Yorkshire, centred arou…
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The discovery and identification of the Beaucamps Ligny Fifteen : October 1…
In the autumn of 2009, during excavation work for a building project, human remains were discovered …
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Zeppelins Over Norfolk
The First World War was a conflict of many firsts. While the Great War saw the debut of mass public …
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Medo and Mbalama Hill, Portuguese East Africa, 12 - 24 April 1918
In late November 1917 Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and his men crossed the Rovuma River from Germ…
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We Rest Below the Waves
Stoker 1st Class Herbert Allcorn had already served five years in the Royal Navy and was on Reserve …
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The world’s largest pre-atomic explosion: Halifax Harbour 1917
Not all fatalities that occurred in the First World War were as a direct result of enemy action. The…
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Battle of the Falklands 1914
“We landed to bury our dead. The dignified memorial service in Port Stanley Cathedral, and the sig…
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