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The Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth Formed at the end of 1904 for fellowship and for service to the State at any time of need, the Legion has been the centre of many myths. This website sets the record straight and tells the truth of the extraordinary history of those who served...

Society for Army Historical Research The Society's main activity is the publication of a quarterly Journal reflecting the members' interests and the results of their own research. The quarterly issues add up to a most attractive volume including colour plates and monochrome illustrations. The...

Here is the abstract which is being added to the November 2010 editon of the CEF Study Group List of Recommended Great War Websites. Dundeesown is listed as the one who provided the recommendation - a wee bit of cyberspace immortality. The List is available upon asking anytime after 1 November...

Archive of Classic Poems A small website with poems by Wilfred Owen. There are several links to other poetry websites. [Recommendation by marina - GWF][CEF Study Group – Dec 2006] http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/Poetry/Wilfred_Owen/wilfred_owen_contents.htm More World War One War Poetry This...

Medals, Orders & Decorations of the Ottoman Empire The study of Ottoman medals, orders and decorations offers an insight into the declining years of the empire. The first known Ottoman medal dates from 1730, but it wasn't until Napoleon's invasion of Egypt that the first wearable medal was...

The Canadian War Museum The Canadian War Museum (CWM) is an affiliated museum of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The Canadian War Museum, the national military history museum is also a centre for research and the dissemination of information and expertise on all aspects of the country's...

From Colony to Country - A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History This government website contains a wide range of topic areas with an extensive reading list of books and reports associated with each topic area involving Canada and the Great War. Each internet section with the...

Mills Bomb - British Hand Grenade - Wikipedia Website William Mills—a hand grenade designer from Sunderland—patented, developed and manufactured the "Mills bomb" at the Mills Munition Factory in Birmingham, England, in 1915. The Mills bomb was adopted by the British Army as its standard hand...

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. There are many subsets to this website and may be expanded upon later.[CEF Study Group -...

Les Canons de l'Apolcalypes Ce site est dédié aux canons hors du commun connus ou peu connus qui à travers les âges ont fasciné les hommes. Repoussant chaque fois un peu plus loin les lois de la balistique, ces canons sont la quintessence du génie militaire de leur époque. [Recommendation by...

Library and Archives Canada - Thesis Canada Portal This the central access point for many Canadian theses and information about the Theses Canada program. From here you will be able to: Search AMICUS, Canada's national on-line catalogue for bibliographic records of all theses in Library and...

*Somme Battlefields Forum [Somme 1916 - Somme 2006] This discussion forum, which formed in August 2005, is moderated by Paul Reed and works in association with his new Somme website. The forum is specific to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and/or any aspect of the Somme Anniversary in 2006 and...

*28th Northwest Battalion The 28th (North-west) Battalion was recruited in 1914 from the Manitoba / Saskatchewan area of Canada. The battalion went overseas to Britain as part of the 'Second Contingent' in June of 1915. There it joined 6th Brigade, 2nd Division of the Canadian Corps. The last...

Polar Bear Expedition Digital Collections The "American Intervention in Northern Russia, 1918-1919," nicknamed the "Polar Bear Expedition," was a U.S. military intervention in northern Russia at the end of World War I. Since many of these soldiers originated from Michigan, the Bentley Historical...

Infantry in Battle – George C. Marshall, Colonel This historic 1934 booklet [97 pages] treats a wide range axioms, scenarios and tactics of smaller units and is illustrated by examples drawn from the [Great] World War. The format includes an outline, discussion, map(s) and conclusion. [CEF...

Filip Konowal, V.C. Filip Konowal, a Ukrainian Canadian volunteer with the 47th Canadian Infantry Battalion, fought with exceptional valour in August 1917 during the battle for Hill 70. For his courage Konowal was awarded the Victoria Cross by King George V who remarked: "Your Exploit is one of...

The T. E. Lawrence Society The T. E. Lawrence Society, formed at Wareham, Dorset, in 1985, is a non-profit organization registered under British law as an educational charity. There are currently around 600 members, of whom two-thirds live in the U.K. Membership is by invitation. [CEF Study...

Veteran Affairs Canada – Audio Interviews with Five Veterans This website includes the “Real-Audio” interviews of five Canadian Great War veterans. Interviews include: Tom Wood speaking about his experiences in the artillery, Jimmy Ellis talks of his experiences in the infantry, Tracy Brown...

The Lee-Enfield Rifle This site was created to provide basic information on the many variations of the Lee-Enfield rifle, with particular emphasis placed on pictorial references. The site is organized under the following: Part One - General History, Part Two - Technical Information, Part Three -...

www.canadiansoldiers.com This reformatted website/wiki [formerly known as “CANUCK] is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive single source, on-line or off, regarding the organization, vehicles, weapons, uniforms, traditions, and insignia of Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century. Over 6,700...