How did the war start?

…into a global conflict. Austria with German support, attacked Serbia. Russia supported Serbia and attacked Austria Hungary. Germany backed Austria Hungary and declared war on Russia and their ally France….

The Beginning of War & the British Expeditionary Force

…BEF’s strength rose to 50 Divisions, and 12 overseas Commonwealth Divisions. This comprised troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Newfoundland and the British West Indies. The British…

The Commonwealth and Ireland during WW1

…men killed and 500,000 wounded. The British Army consisted of six million troops, from six different continents: Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, Asia and Africa. They provided invaluable military,…