I am very pleased to welcome you to the Long, Long Trail, my site dedicated to helping you discover the British Army and its soldiers of the First World War. A free gateway for your own research since 1996. Dig in! Chris Baker
Research a soldier
Find out how to research a soldier’s story. Understand their life in the army. Find out where they went and how they fought.
Research the army
Histories of regiments, units and formations; regulations and how the army worked; technicalities explained.
Research the battles
Which battles and engagements did the British army fight? Find out what and when, who took part and what happened.
Explore the battlefields
Where were the battlefields of the Great War? What are they like today? What is the best way of visiting them?
Latest articles
- 14th HLI raid on “Farm Trench” Villers-Plouich on 28 July 1917
- The surefire way to locate an infantry battalion war diary
- Review: “Behind the lines along the Somme”
- Apologies for Amazon blanks on pages
- Army Order 42 and officers commissioned as war was ending
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