7 places with First World War connections to the Commonwealth
During the First World War, Britain turned to the Empire for assistance – including New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Australia, Canada and South Africa.
Category: First World War
100 years of the Royal Air Force
The First World War was the first conflict in which aviation played a major role.
8 Unusual war memorials
First World War memorials range from simple stone crosses to monumental bronzes; from village halls to
Forgotten Heroes of the First World War
This is the story of the Labour Corps, comprised mostly of a multi-ethnic army of workers, without whom the war would have ground to a halt.
A Brief History of Tanks
Tanks played a central role in the eventual defeat of Germany and its allies in the First World War.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Echoes of the First World War
100 years on from the First World War, evidence of damage and loss can still be seen on our streets.
7 Unusual War Memorials
The aftermath of the First World War saw a wave of public commemoration, sometimes in the form of quite unusual war memorials.
Remembered: The Battle of Passchendaele
Today – 31 July – marks one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Passchendaele.
Air Raid: The Tragedy of Upper North Street School
On 13 June 1917, Upper North Street School in Poplar, London, was bombed in the first daylight air raid of the First World War.
The War Memorials of Herbert Baker
To mark the centenary of the founding of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, we look at 15 war memorials designed by Herbert Baker.