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.
Brothers in Arms: Three Died and Three Survived the First World War
The First World War resulted in terrible suffering for many families, but the Willis family was amon…
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Field Artillery and Infantry on the Western Front during the FIrst World Wa…
In August 1914, and again in November 1918, the Royal Field Artillery of the British army was fighti…
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Harry Lauder: The World's First Musical Superstar and Broken Parent of the …
“Have you news of my boy Jack?" Not this tide. "When d'you think that he'll come back?" Not with thi…
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Daring to be different to help the disabled
At the time of writing this item, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich finds himself in the headlines a…
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Frontline or Field ambulance? Where were Chaplains best placed to help?
On 25th April 1915 Father William Joseph Finn became the first British military chaplain to be kille…
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The Centenary of the lone English oak at Gallipoli
In the Spring of 1922, as part of a unique act of commemoration, the parents of a teenager killed at…
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Fletching Church: Where Soldiers of the Great War Sleep
St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Fletching, a charming little village in E…
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Swanky Syd and the Bunny Girl
Last summer [2021] a friend gave me a copy of Bombshell: The Night Bobby Kennedy Killed Marilyn Monr…
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Everard Wyrall (1878-1932): Military Historian
Last April [2021] I was asked to supervise a Wolverhampton University MA dissertation on 1/7th North…
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TrenchMapper by The Western Front Association
Here we have a series of articles that detail aspects of The Western Front Association's 'TrenchMapp…
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A Lonely Island War Memorial: Stroma in the Pentland Firth
Two miles north-west of John O’Groats lies the island of Stroma. The name translates from Old Nors…
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Horses on the Western Front by Elspeth Johnstone
Horses on the Western Front by Elspeth Johnstone (This article first appeared in Gun Fire pp38-52. …
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