World War I Articles | The Western Front Association

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some 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.

Everard Wyrall (1878-1932): Military Historian

Last April [2021] I was asked to supervise a Wolverhampton University MA dissertation on 1/7th No...

TrenchMapper by The Western Front Association

Here we have a series of articles that detail aspects of The Western Front Association's 'TrenchM...

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 No...

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...

Hooge in the the ‘Wipers Times’

The Wipers Times was published by soldiers fighting in the front line. It was produced by British...

The African American Experience in World War One

There are several reasons why most Americans are not interested in World War One: they came to i...

HMS Zubian: A Tale of Two Halves

On 15 February 1907 the first of the new Tribal Class destroyers, HMS Cossack, was launched and o...

Education 2022 : Animals at War – The Winners

This year’s autumn competition for school invited students in Key Stage 3 students (12-14 year ol...

The Even Shorter, Sadder Military Career of Thomas Beech

Thomas Beech’s military service in the Great War lasted officially for thirty-five days. He attes...

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve by Sue Light

A permanent reserve for Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNS) was...

Drowned close to shore: the loss of two American Troopships in 1918

In 1918 the small island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland would witness the full brunt of...

From Munich Trench to Ziggy Stardust

One of the frequently ‘bypassed’ places on the Somme Battlefield is the Redan Ridge. Scorching in...