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 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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An Irish Soldier in the British Army
Survivors of 47 Brigade going back to rest area after the Battle of Guillemont-Ginchy, September 1…
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Romania
By Harald Heppner and Rudolf Gräf World War I afforded the first opportunity for modern Romania to …
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Victoria Crosses Won on the Western Front 1914-1918
The Victoria Cross (VC) is awarded for 'conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy'. For a …
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Harold Mugford VC
Harold Mugford was born at 149 Keetons Road, Bermondsey, London on 31 August 1894, the second son of…
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Henry May VC : October 1914
Henry May VC was one of five servicemen to win a VC on the Western Front in October 1914 and will ha…
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The most successful British Bomber Aircraft of The First World War
An introduction to British Aircraft of the First World War If one were asked to choose a paradigm t…
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Charles Kuentz - Germany's last surviving veteran of the Great War
Ninety years after he was conscripted, Germany's only surviving veteran of the Great War talks to To…
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Mapping The Front
The Great War has left a colossal legacy of grief. Almost all those who survived the war have now pa…
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