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 Thing Called 'Armistice' by A S Taylor
(This article first appears in Stand To! No. 74 September 2005 pp 51-52) Stand To! 72 had just arri…
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The Armistice at Home and Abroad : 11 November 1918
The Armistice at Home and Abroad Armistice Day’s rejoicing spread throughout Britain at remarkable …
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The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignal…
The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignall RAMC by Clive R Harriso…
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A Memoir of the Final Advance 1918
A Memoir of the Final Advance 1918 by Sergeant W G Sweet, 2nd Monmouthshire edited by Barry Johnson …
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Captain Horace Coomber
Captain Horace Coomber By Gareth Morgan This article first appeared in the Australian Societ…
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Haig and the Cavalry
By Bob Bushaway Reproduced with the permission of the 'Journal of the Centre for First World War St…
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The First Tanks at Elveden by David Fletcher
Drive up the A11, through Suffolk, as if you are heading for Thetford in Norfolk and if you can take…
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Lance Corporal William Cotter : 14 March 1916
The following account is based on Gerald Gliddon's account of Cotter's career published in 'VCs of t…
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The story of how 2nd Lieut. Edward Felix Baxter was awarded the VC : 16 Apr…
The short biography that follows is based on the account which appears in Gerald Gliddon's 'VCs of t…
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Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Carter DSO and Bar, MC and Bar
This article is the story of a man from a working class background who joined the British Army as a …
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'The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme 1916' reflections by Rev. Dr Robe…
‘A slightly amended version of this article first appeared in the Church Times'. I once met an old …
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How a Stockton man won the VC
Ted Cooper writes how his granda won the VC. Edward Cooper was born in Stockton on the 4th May 18…
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