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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.

The Cotton-Mill Worker, the Stockbroker and the Flammenwerfer: The 8th B...

The small village of Hooge sits approximately three miles east of Ypres, and during the early sta...

Lanoe Hawker, VC: Pilot, Innovator and Inventor

Lanoe Hawker was born on 31 December 1890 in Longparish, Hampshire, and soon showed himself to be...

Away from the Front Line – Poperinge, La Poupée and Talbot House

The 50th anniversary of the death of Tubby Clayton In his memoir, ‘Tales of Talbot House’ (see re...

First World War Materials for University Students

Autumn brings the start of the academic term. Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees will be star...

Leeds Pals Memorial

The Yorkshire Dales can be one of the most picturesque spots in the UK. They can also be cold, wi...

The British Monarchy and the First World War by Professor Heather Jones

[This article first appeared in the July 2022 edition of Bulletin. No.122. Members receive seven...

Brothers killed in action together

There are numerous examples of families where three brothers may have been killed in the war – bu...

The Envelope in the Attic : Items pertaining to Private Arthur W. Holtby...

[This article first appeared in the June/July 2007 Edition of Bulletin No.78] Whilst looking for...

Boy Soldiers of the Great War Revisited by Richard van Emden

[This wonderful article first appeared in the April 2022 edition of Stand To! It is shared here b...

Hang on a Minute! Near escapes by RFC/RAF Pilots during the First World War

During the Great War pilots and observers of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Servic...

The 'Dead Enigma': Hedd Wyn and Francis Ledwidge and the Welsh National...

In September 1917, the Welsh National Eisteddfod was held at Birkenhead Park, on the Wirral, only...

Blessed be St Enodoc : The Great War Story of a Cornish Church and those...

There can be few churches that sit in so picturesque a setting as that which frames St Enodoc on...