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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The Indian Army On The Western Front
2 August 2020

The Indian Army on the Western Front

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Bill Coltman
28 July 2020

Britain's Most Decorated Soldier in the First World War

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3 Ridley
28 July 2020

The Tragic Story of 2/Lt. Stewart Gordon Ridley

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A Moonlight Massacre The Night Operation On The Passchendaele Ridge
27 July 2020

A Moonlight Massacre: the night operation on the Passchendaele Ridge

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Sailors Pose While Loading A 6 Inch (152 Mm) Gun Aboard Ariadne
26 July 2020

Man Alive! The case of Stoker Joseph Brown

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HMS D5
26 July 2020

The Raid on Yarmouth: 3 November 1914

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Mccormack
25 July 2020

A Boy Telegraphist at the Battle of Jutland

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Deborah Unearthing The Truth About A Great War Tank Battle
20 July 2020

Deborah: Unearthing the Truth About a Great War Tank Battle

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34Th Division La Boiselle
18 July 2020

Divisional Memorials on the Western Front

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Australian Colour Patches
18 July 2020

Colour patches in the Australian forces

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Blood On The Sand The Affair At Katia, 23 April 1916
15 July 2020

Blood on the sand: The Affair at Katia, 23 April 1916

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The ‘Devons’ In Their Trench Line Cemetery At Mansell Copse
13 July 2020

For the Fallen - the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in many lands

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Glamis Castle
12 July 2020

A Tragedy at Glamis Castle 1915

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Springoffensive6 (1)
11 July 2020

The German Spring Offensives of 1918

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Hurst Green
7 July 2020

The Five Baldock-Apps brothers from Hurst Green

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Dr. Toulson Graduating In 1913 From UMD.
4 July 2020

Doc ‘Pete’: A Baltimorean with the Royal Fusiliers, 1917-18

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Battlefield Success Achieving Tactical Excellence In An Infantry Battalion
4 July 2020

Battlefield Success: Achieving Tactical Excellence in an Infantry Battalion

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Thbn Thelastfatherandsonvc
4 July 2020

The Last Father & Son VCs: The Remarkable Lives of Walter and William Congreve

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Gordon Shephard Aboard The Sorata.
22 June 2020

Who was Gordon Shephard - the man who never was?

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Private Charles Ward
12 June 2020

Queen Victoria’s Last VC

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