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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Theatre And The Great War
11 October 2022

Theatre and the Great War

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Kitchener’S Influence On The War In Africa
1 October 2022

Kitchener’s influence on the war in Africa

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Leeds Pals Memorial Plaque
18 September 2022

Leeds Pals Memorial

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King George V
17 September 2022

The British Royal Family and the First World War

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The Royal Flying Corps On The Western Front
15 September 2022

The Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front

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The Three Seabrook Brothers, Left To Right Theo Leslie, William Keith And George Ross.
15 September 2022

Brothers killed in action together

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Young Lads In Conflict
8 September 2022

Boy Soldiers of the Great War Revisited

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Creating Cinematic War Memorials WW1 Battle Reconstructions 1921 1931
7 September 2022

Creating cinematic war memorials: WW1 battle reconstructions 1921-1931

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Squadron Commander Raymond Collishaw
28 August 2022

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

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The Welsh Poet Ellis Humphrey Evans
28 August 2022

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

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St. Enodoc Church (Photo: Paul Blumsom)
1 August 2022

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

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HMS Pathfinder
31 July 2022

The Loss of HMS Pathfinder

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Donnelly Service
21 July 2022

The Unknowns Continue to Appear – the Work of the War Graves Adjudication Unit

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A 6Th (Morayshire) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, Raiding Party At Armentières, France, Following A Raid On 15 September 1916
9 July 2022

Donald Where’s Your Troosers?: A Trench Raid on 9 July 1918

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He (Former) Pub The 'Dog And Partridge On Hot Lane 1
1 July 2022

‘Unfading Memories’: The Hot Lane and Elder Road Street Shrine

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An advanced dressing station during the First World War, where the wounded received emergency treatment. [National Library of Scotland reference: Acc.3155/Phot.C.1522]
15 June 2022

The Disappearing Gunner

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Albert Perkins
11 June 2022

Albert Perkins - Who Do We Think He Is?

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Kill The Kaiser! The Secret Attempt To Assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm II
5 June 2022

Kill the Kaiser! The secret attempt to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Publicity Poster For The 1999 Film.
5 June 2022

The Real Winslow Boy

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The Demon Saves The Day Charles Fitzclarence VC And 1St Ypres 1914
20 May 2022

The Demon Saves the Day: Charles FitzClarence VC and 1st Ypres 1914

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