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3 January 1918", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/three-cyclists-died-in-air-raid-3-january-1918/", "published_at": "2024-01-03T13:36:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-fad8-72b4-bfaa-9671a606dfaa", "title": "Evacuation by Ambulance Train in October-November 1914", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/evacuation-by-ambulance-train-in-october-november-1914/", "published_at": "2023-12-31T09:50:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-fad8-72b4-bfaa-9671a691bb78", "title": "Lone 14th Hampshire death in the Hedge Street tunnels", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/lone-14th-hampshire-death-in-the-hedge-street-tunnels/", "published_at": "2023-12-14T09:56:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-fad8-72b4-bfaa-9671a6c42f5d", "title": "Killed in his billet: 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 27 August 1917", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/killed-in-his-billet-2nd-argyll-sutherland-highlanders-27-august-1917/", "published_at": "2023-11-22T14:03:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb72-fad8-72b4-bfaa-9671a6cff0af", "title": "Rates of pay in the Canadian Expeditionary Force", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/rates-of-pay-in-the-canadian-expeditionary-force/", "published_at": "2023-11-20T09:00:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0971fc34c2", "title": "Video talk “War on the water”", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/video-talk-war-on-the-water/", "published_at": "2023-09-14T12:38:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0972eacc4d", "title": "The 4th Dragoon Guards at Messines, 1914", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/the-4th-dragoon-guards-at-messines-1914/", "published_at": "2023-08-23T10:20:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d09735e0be9", "title": "Allocation of Royal Garrison Artillery Batteries to Groups/Brigades", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/allocation-of-royal-garrison-artillery-batteries-to-groups-brigades/", "published_at": "2023-08-18T06:32:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0974055a71", "title": "Infantry platoons in offensive action", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/infantry-platoons-in-offensive-action/", "published_at": "2023-08-12T14:15:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0974c85ec5", "title": "8th North Staffords trench raid at the Chapigny “Birdcage”, 20 March 1916", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/8th-north-staffords-trench-raid-at-the-chapigny-birdcage-20-march-1916/", "published_at": "2023-08-09T13:12:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0974c899f5", "title": "Should I join a First World War club?", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/should-i-join-a-first-world-war-club/", "published_at": "2023-08-09T06:50:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb76-41ba-72d0-97c9-3d0974f8e530", "title": "The 4/5th Black Watch, 14 October 1916, and a lost cemetery at Thiepval", "url": "https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/the-4-5th-black-watch-14-october-1916-and-a-lost-cemetery-at-thiepval/", "published_at": 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2026

Request for info: female doctors in UK up to 1916original ↗
4 Sept 2026
Leamington History Group video on Henry Tandey VC DCM MM. Britain’s greatest WW1 hero?original ↗
27 Aug 2026
1st Hampshires on the Somme, 23 October 1916original ↗
17 Aug 2026
Order of battle of X Corps 25 October 1917original ↗
16 Aug 2026
“In the Dugout” launchesoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2026
Fame at last!original ↗
15 Aug 2026
Schools of Instruction for infantry officersoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2026
General conditions of service in the Territorial Forceoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2026
An Ulsterman’s war: William Alderdiceoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2026
Whatever happened to David Hampson?original ↗
15 Jul 2026
Four periods of service: the story of Charles Horatio Footeoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2026
Having trouble logging in to Great War Forum?original ↗
14 Jul 2026
Military Foot Police (Port Section) June 1916 to 31 July 1919original ↗
10 Jul 2026
Potential site disruption Wed 20 May 2026original ↗
7 May 2026
A 1/8th Royal Warwicks’ life lost at St-Julien 1917original ↗
18 Apr 2026
252nd Tunnelling Company men in the attack at Bullecourt, 20 November 1917original ↗
12 Apr 2026
The Devonshire (Fortress) Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)original ↗
11 Apr 2026
Regulars, reservists and the 1911 censusoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2026
A Great Yarmouth casualty of Fromelles July 1916original ↗
11 Apr 2026
A life from Ascension Island via Japan and Canada to death in France in June 1918original ↗
10 Apr 2026
The Fifth Army School of Musketry and “Carey’s Force”original ↗
9 Apr 2026
Wounded with the 10th West Yorkshires on the Somme, 25 August 1918original ↗
8 Apr 2026
The 25th Battalion (Montgomery & Welsh Horse) Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Third Battle of Gazaoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2026
RGA Gunner gassed at Mailly-Mailletoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2026
WO338 index to officers “long number” papersoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2026
LLT averaging 2,800 visitors per dayoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2026
Wounded with 9th Northumberland Fusiliers during the German attack on the Blufforiginal ↗
24 Mar 2026
Database of men who died at Number 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Stationoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2026
Country behind the enemy’s linesoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2026
Exclusive content for supportersoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2026

2025

“Napoo!” newsletter for site supporters launchedoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2025
Highland Mountain Gunners at Gallipolioriginal ↗
15 Nov 2025
What was he wearing? The Imperial Service Badgeoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2025
Adding value for Patreon subscribersoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2025
The location of 4th Stationary Hospital at Arquesoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2025
Who were the Wolds Wagoners?original ↗
15 Sept 2025
Supporters’ generosity keeps site secureoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2025
Warwicks in Blyth drowning tragedyoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2025
Albert Dugdale and Diane Morgan’s “Who do you think you are?”original ↗
12 Jun 2025
After four years in France, soldier killed by a chicken boneoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2025
Army Service Corps home Horse Transport Depotsoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2025
Case submitted for recognition of a war grave: Albert Wheatley Thorntonoriginal ↗
11 May 2025
The training of platoons for offensive action in 1917original ↗
7 May 2025
The defeat of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, February 1915original ↗
4 Jan 2025

2024

Trench mortar accident strikes “V” Battery RHA before it has fired a shotoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2024
3,624 casualties evacuated from a single station on one day in 1917original ↗
14 Nov 2024
Nothing but blue skyoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2024
Heavy Labour Corps air raid casualties near Merris, 18 August 1917original ↗
9 Nov 2024
Fatal accident to 9th Ambulance Train, Rouen Rive-Gauche, 3 October 1917original ↗
21 Oct 2024
New article added to Gazetteer of the Western Frontoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2024
14th HLI raid on “Farm Trench” Villers-Plouich on 28 July 1917original ↗
2 Oct 2024
The surefire way to locate an infantry battalion war diaryoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2024
Review: “Behind the lines along the Somme”original ↗
22 Aug 2024
Apologies for Amazon blanks on pagesoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2024
Army Order 42 and officers commissioned as war was endingoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2024
Tracking down this lost memorialoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2024
Deadly fire in the Ypres ramparts casemates 13 December 1917original ↗
29 Apr 2024
The correct sequence for wearing Orders and Decorationsoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2024
Edward Rowan: case for naming a graveoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2024
The liberation of Landreciesoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2024
Visualising the trenchesoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2024
Why does my soldier have two numbers (or more)?original ↗
17 Apr 2024
Fatal wound near Hill 60, a Canadian story of 26 July 1916original ↗
10 Apr 2024
8th Lincolns captured in “Swan Trench” at Gommecourt 5 April 1918original ↗
9 Apr 2024
Lovat’s Scouts Sharpshootersoriginal ↗
27 Mar 2024
London Pride: look out for my chapteroriginal ↗
27 Mar 2024
Man killed, four wounded by a single shell – 60 miles from the frontoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2024
Sue Perkins’ “Who do you think you are?” grandfather Albertoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2024
Lance, Acting and Temporary NCOsoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2024
Review: The Staff Sergeants of the British Line Infantryoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2024
Claims for the 1914 Staroriginal ↗
10 Jan 2024
New article on researching Royal Naval Division … and a “then and now” found along the wayoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2024
Swimming the Danube to safetyoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2024
The bridges at Bellenglise and Riquevaloriginal ↗
4 Jan 2024
“C” Company of 4/5th Black Watch overwhelmed near Longavesnes, 22 March 1918original ↗
3 Jan 2024
Three cyclists died in air raid 3 January 1918original ↗
3 Jan 2024

2023

Evacuation by Ambulance Train in October-November 1914original ↗
31 Dec 2023
Lone 14th Hampshire death in the Hedge Street tunnelsoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2023
Killed in his billet: 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 27 August 1917original ↗
22 Nov 2023
Rates of pay in the Canadian Expeditionary Forceoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2023
Video talk “War on the water”original ↗
14 Sept 2023
The 4th Dragoon Guards at Messines, 1914original ↗
23 Aug 2023
Allocation of Royal Garrison Artillery Batteries to Groups/Brigadesoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2023
Infantry platoons in offensive actionoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2023
8th North Staffords trench raid at the Chapigny “Birdcage”, 20 March 1916original ↗
9 Aug 2023
Should I join a First World War club?original ↗
9 Aug 2023
The 4/5th Black Watch, 14 October 1916, and a lost cemetery at Thiepvaloriginal ↗
4 Aug 2023
The 7th Border Regiment attack on Bayonet Trench, 23 April 1917original ↗
3 Aug 2023
Friendly fire: South Staffords at Mansel Copse, 29 May 1916original ↗
2 Aug 2023
Place of Great War memory for 1/4th Essex Regiment: a bridge in a park in Tel Avivoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2023
Killed while carrying tea, eight miles from the gun that fired the fateful shotoriginal ↗
31 Jul 2023
10th HLI reconnaissance patrol in trouble near Zillebeke, 31 August 1918original ↗
29 Jul 2023
1/7th Black Watch hit hard at Louverval, 21-22 March 1918original ↗
29 Jul 2023
1/6th Londons under shellfire at Souchez, 26-27 April 1916original ↗
26 Jul 2023
How reliable are dates of death? The case of Arbroath man James Milneoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2023
Some additions to Gazetteer of the Western Frontoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2023
Yeomanry into action: the 1914 story of the North Somerset Yeomanryoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2023
Hard time for 12/13th Northumberland Fusiliers, 16 April 1918original ↗
8 Jul 2023
9th Norfolks disaster at the Quadrilateral, 15 September 1916original ↗
7 Jul 2023
1/4th Royal Berkshire raid at Ave in Italy, 26-27 August 1918original ↗
6 Jul 2023
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