The hare that brought hope to the trenches: British officer's WWI letter recounts moment wild animal leapt onto no-man's land and was chased by soldiers on both sides during famous Christmas Day truce ...

THE remarkably well preserved remains of a British officer, killed in one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, have been discovered in the mud of Flanders.

How a Ouija board sprung two British officers from a WWI Ottoman prison camp In new book, ‘The Confidence Men,’ author Margalit Fox delves into spiritual trends and psychological mechanisms ...

A British officer captured during World War I was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return, a historian has discovered.

British spies were experimenting with all kinds of invisible inks during the first World War. In 1915, one spy was quite excited to discover a rather handy way to create one.

Another British weapon system used by the soldiers of the 27th and 30th Infantry Regiments under British command was the Lewis Light Machine Gun, designed by a U.S. Ordnance Officer, Isaac Newton ...

Few stage staples from 90 years ago would easily translate to the screen today, yet R.C. Sherriff’s once near-ubiquitous “Journey’s End” proves potent as ever in this sturdy new adaptation ...

LONDON — Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man.

British recover bell from U.S. destroyer sunk by U-boat in WWI Bell from the USS Jacob Jones to be returned to Washington Navy Yard after a century under water February 20, 2024 More than 1 year ago ...

Despite even the law blocking black men from joining the British military, David Clemetson was one of the first black British Officers in WW1. cambridgenews Load mobile navigation.

News; UK News; World War I; Youngest British WWI veteran's medals turn up at thrift shop in Australia Sidney Lewis was 12 when he signed up, and fought in the horrific Battle of the Somme at 13 in ...

A British officer captured during World War I was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return, a historian has discovered.