Great War Websites

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the CEF in the Great War. Emphasis is on co-ordinated study, information exchange and discussion of the Great War from the perspective of the CEF. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

If you have a recommendation Internet website related to either the Canadian Expeditionary Force and/or the Great War in general, you can forward them to "Borden Battery".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Nominal Rolls - Part 12

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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50th Battalion 1914-1915

3rd, 12th and 13th Regiments Canadian Mounted Rifles 1915-1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force

These Canadian Expeditionary Force data Nominal Rolls were compiled by AFHS member Lt. Col. W. van der Schee and were published by the AFHS in two volumes in 1994.

http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/rolls/

NOTE: We are looking for additional websites in this section.

[Andrew Hesketh]

Thanks - a good link. One of 'my' Tibshelf chaps, Benjamin Clarke, was in the 50th. I had assumed he sailed with the original battalion and this confirms it.

On a separate note, having looked down the list, I hadn't realised just how many non-Canadians were in the Canadian battalions (please note, this comment is not intended to diminish the incredible contribution made by Canadians in the war!!)

[Borden Battery]

Feel free to recommend any additional websites.

[Andrew Hesketh]

I could always plug my own. Click on the link in my signature.

[Borden Battery]

Hello Andrew

I am not sure if I responded to your last posting, however, just in case I did not I have added your website to one of the sublists of the CEF Study Group Recommended websites. The Faithful Until Death - Derbyshire Lads at War 1914-1918 website is the last addition to this section.

Regards

Borden Battery

BEF, CEF, AIF, AEF & French - General Websites - Part 3

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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Western Front Association

The Western Front Association was formed with the aim of furthering interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during The Great War. The object of The Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War with particular reference to the Western Front. The information and short articles are very well presented and this site should be "book-marked" by the serious student of the Great War.

http://www.westernfront.co.uk/

The Regimental Warpath

A good start in listing of a wide range of national military units from the Great War. More work needs to be done on the Canadian Expeditionary Force, perhaps some member could assist in the work being done by volunteer effort by the site owner.

http://www.warpath.orbat.com/index.htm

*Canada & World War One - the First Contingent

This website serves as a major linkage to a very wide range of websites and discussion forums and is a first destination when looking for a very wide range of new links. This website [MSN] contains a large number of linkages, photographs, articles and information. Managed by canadawwi (aka Marika)

http://groups.msn.com/CanadaWorldWarOnethe...gent/links.msnw

The First World War. Com - The War to End All Wars

The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and a little over four years into the process - much remains to be covered. Michael Duffy, site editor

http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm

*The Old Front Line

This is a web site dedicated to the history and battlefields of the Great War 1914-1918 and provides information about the war and on how to visit the battlefields in France and Flanders. It compliments the research and tour guide operation of Paul Reed [military historian and author of several books in the 'Battleground Europe' series published by Pen & Sword]

http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/

Australian War Memorial

The website provides sections on Australian Military History, First World War Official Histories, Australian Military Units and Military Organizational and Structure

http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/index.htm

Hellfire Corner Great War and the home of Tom Morgan Military Books

A significant number of articles, book listings and other Great War website links.

http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk

AEF - The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces - Doughboy Center

The site is linked to the Great War Society and contains a wide range of topics and information on the American Expeditionary Force.

http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/ghq1arm.htm

Canada in Flanders by Sir Max Aitken, M.P.

The book [6th edition in 1916] is dated and somewhat romantic and overly patriotic, however, it probably represents at least the general public's initial understanding of the first part of the Great War from the Canadian perspective. The book divided into the following; Chapter 1 - Mobilization, Chapter II - Warfare, Chapter III - Neuve Chapelle, Chapter IV - Ypres, Chapter V - A Wave of Battle, Chapter VI - Festubert, Chapter VII - Givenchy, Chapter VIII - Princess Patricias's Light Infantry, Chapter IX - The Prime Minister, Chapter X The Canadian Corps and Appedices I to VI.

http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecansk/CanadaInFlanders/index.html

Canadian Soldiers Memories - French Site April 2005

The author of this site [dominique-faivre@wanadoo.fr] collects photographs of graffiti left by Canadians soldiers from the Great War. CLICK on the Canadian flag and then on the British flag to get into the English language section. There is a remarkable and carefully prepared database which links Canadian soldiers to graffiti and engravings. It takes a little while to find this material, however the sensitive treatment of the material makes it worthwhile.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/canadianssoldiersm...-1918/index.htm

Santerre 14-18 - French Site April 2005

A French language site with some little known photographs, diagrams, recommended books including several CEF books, short histories and a rare photograph of a German AV7 tank attacking at Villers-Brettoneaux on 24 April 1918.

http://www.chez.com/santerre1418/

War, Literature and the Arts April 2005

A publication of the United States Air Force Academy. The opinions expressed in this journal may not necessarily be those of the editors, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Department of the Air Force. WLA exists as a forum for many voices seeking an understanding of war and art, and the intersection of the two. Appears to be very well written will detailed articles.

http://www.wlajournal.com/

An Unfortunate Region May 2005

A website about the Great War battlefields and individuals. There is a unique section with a set of current oblique air photographs of selected battlefields with annotations. The site also provides some unique comments on the neutral "Front" of the Dutch Army during the Great War.

http://www.unfortunate-region.org/

Faithful Until Death - Derbyshire Lads at War 1914-1918 May 2005

This is a simple, but very well designed Great War website on the

Sherwood Foresters of the British Expeditionary Force. The website

provides a great deal of information in a clear and distilled fashion

and the author makes clever use of links to other websites.

http://www.ahesketh.demon.co.uk/index.htm