The Latest Research from WW1Lives
Discover the latest stories researched by the WW1Lives team, exploring the lives and experiences of those whose stories form part of the wider history of the First World War.
Newest Research
Four Lives from the First World War
Four newly researched stories, tracing very different experiences of service during the First World War — from home service in Britain to the battlefields of France and Flanders, and beyond.
Published 6 September 2026
Previous Research
David Drynan Forbes · Edward Joseph Parker
Thomas Boland · Percy Alexander Dunlop
Four very different stories of First World War service, spanning the British Army and Royal Navy and revealing the varied experiences of those whose lives were shaped by the conflict.
Published 10 May 2026
John Matheson · George Mavor
Harold Spring · James Durno
Four contrasting stories of wartime service, from a decorated Gordon Highlanders officer and a young officer of the Cameronians to service aboard a hospital ship and with the Royal Navy.
Published 16 April 2026
Frank Crossman · Robert Darling
Matthew Wardale · Randolph Rae Smith
Four contrasting stories of First World War service, from an Old Contemptible and a Scots Guardsman to an aerial photographer and a Canadian who crossed the Atlantic to serve.
Published 2 August 2025
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