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First World War Stories

Discover inspiring stories of service by the men and women of British and Commonwealth Armed Forces

Peace is announced at the front lines

The first and last soldiers to be killed in WWI

The gravestones of the first and last British soldiers to be killed in WWI sit opposite each other in the St Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium.

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Private Robert Adolphus Smith, British West Indies Regiment

From Jamaica to Seaford in Sussex and finally to the Western Front, Robert’s story was uncovered by his niece. Today this often-overlooked piece of British history inspires a new generation.

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First World War soldier Arthur Roberts

I saw sights that I never saw before or wish to see again

For more than 20 years the story of Passchendaele survivor Arthur Roberts lay in the attic of a house in a quiet suburb of Glasgow.

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Hardit Singh Malik in the gardens at Balliol, looking toward the Old Library

The first Indian pilot of WWI

Known as The Flying Sikh of Biggin Hill, Hardit Singh Malik was the first Indian pilot of WWI and would go on to become a distinguished diplomat.

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Noel Chavasse

The only VC and Bar of the First World War

Captain Noel Chavasse is one of only three people to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice – and the only VC and Bar of the First World War.

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