World War I Articles

We are delighted to share nearly a thousand articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in the WFA's publications Stand To! or Bulletin, but the majority have been specially researched and written for the WFA's website.

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CO 11Th Northumberland Fusiliers
12 October 2021

Ivor Thord-Gray, A Mercenary, Spy? Thief? … and CO 11th Northumberland Fusiliers

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The 1915 CEF’S Fighting, Training, Recruiting, And Administrative Echelons
12 October 2021

The 1915 CEF’s Fighting, Training, Recruiting, and Administrative Echelons

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Scamps In K
10 October 2021

Scamps in Khaki: The criminal lives of home front deserters in WW1

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Indian Army 1915
2 October 2021

The Western Front in 1915: Indian Connections with the World Beyond

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HMS Impregnable
1 October 2021

A Royal Navy rating discharged as epileptic and destined for the Asylum

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Surviving To Fight In 1915 Britain’S Rapid Reaction To Countering Gas Warfare
28 September 2021

Surviving to fight in 1915: Britain’s rapid reaction to countering Gas Warfare

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New Armies New Officers
21 September 2021

New Armies: New Officers

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A Charles Snodgrass Ryan Image Of General Birdwood
18 September 2021

Stereography in the Great War

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From Gallipoli To The Western Front Sharing Military Knowledge & Experience In 1915
16 September 2021

From Gallipoli to the Western Front: Sharing Military Knowledge & Experience in 1915

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Captain Finch
11 September 2021

Mutiny in North Russia 7 July 1919

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Shot At Dawn A Recreation Of The Court Martial Of Willie Stones And The DLI 6
10 September 2021

Shot at Dawn?: A recreation of the Court Martial of Willie Stones and the 'DLI 6'

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A Photo Postcard Sent By Fred Bailey And Dated 13 November 1916. Fred Is The Right Hand Figure.
6 September 2021

A Century Old 'Thank you': Frederick Clark

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The Western Front
4 September 2021

The Western Front

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Survivors Six Men
4 September 2021

Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights

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The Moewe Capturing The Appam In January 1916
31 August 2021

‘A Gallant Duel’: SS Otaki and the Moewe

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A Revolution In Military Affairs.
27 August 2021

A Revolution in Military Affairs?

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R38 The Funeral Procession
21 August 2021

The R38 disaster, 24 August 1921

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Hidden Places On French Battlefields
20 August 2021

Hidden places on French battlefields

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An Undated Photograph Of William James De Tolle Swain
18 August 2021

The 'fake' French Aristocrat at Etaples

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A Damaged Fire Engine At The Scene Of The Explosion At The Low Moor Munitions Company In August 1916 (1)
18 August 2021

The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion

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