By 1917, the British Army could do this within a few ... then known as the Great War still resonate with serving soldiers today. WW1: Did the machine-gun save lives? documentWW1: Did the machine ...

The annual event by the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Trust (RGLI) commemorates the Guernseymen who took part in the battle.

Among the collection were postcards found on the bodies of the fallen, including one which pictured British soldiers. It was signed: "With love from us all – to Percy xx." Philipp was able to ...

A photo shared online in mid-November 2024 authentically shows WWI soldiers standing in the formation of a horse to pay ...

Private Henry Page was a talented cartoonist who, before joining the British Army, worked as “a designer in drawings” for London printing firm AG Reeves. He volunteered in October 1915 and ...

The last soldier to be killed in action during the First World War was Henry Nicholas John Gunther. An American soldier, he died on November 11, 1918 at 10.59am, just one minute before the ...

The grave of a soldier who died in World War One has been ... but recent research showed he was buried at the nearby Poelcapelle British Cemetery, with a headstone marked "Unknown Officer".

In a ‘living memorial’ to the British soldiers killed in the Somme, young men dressed in WW1 uniforms appeared at stations and in city centres all over the country. In towns and cities ...

The discovery raised questions about why the family had the medal. Private Dove, a putter at Thornley Pit, was killed in ...