All WW1 articles – Page 2
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OpinionWills legislation remembers forces' sacrifice
Parliament recognises the gallantry of servicemen and women killed in the line of service through the provision of privileged wills and inheritance tax exemptions.
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OpinionLawyers ensure 1.7 million names live for evermore
A small in-house legal team has supported the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since 1917.
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NewsRemembering Sikhs in WW1
Raminder Singh Uberoi, partner in London firm Starck Uberoi, sports a period uniform in his role as a volunteer at an exhibition commemorating the experiences of Sikh soldiers in the first world war. Empire, Faith and War is at the Brunei Gallery, London, until 28 September. Sponsors include City firm ...
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OpinionSome corner of a foreign field
The Ypres grave of articled clerk Cyril Montagu Pope is worth visiting.
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OpinionLegal legacy of 1914’s ‘boy soldiers’
Protests over under-age recruitment have their echoes today.
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OpinionThe short-lived planning legacy of the Great War
Noble attempts were made to set a new standard for social housing after the first world war.
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FeatureFirst world war: record of service
To mark the centenary of the first world war, we look at the experiences of solicitors who served on all fronts. Some of these accounts were previously unpublished.
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News
Homesick on the frontline
After the novelty of trench life had turned to a monotonous routine, a feeling of homesickness occasionally welled up within me, particularly during the night watches.
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OpinionClass of August 1914
The fates of gentlemen admitted as solicitors 100 years ago make fascinating reading.
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ProfileFrom articles to machine guns: a solicitor's Great War
Geoffrey (later Sir Geoffrey) Stuart King (1894-1981), was a distinguished solicitor and civil servant. But his time an articled clerk was interrupted by war. Many years later, he told the story.
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FeatureRecord of extraordinary service
About 6,000 solicitors joined the forces in the Great War. Each has a story to tell.
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ProfileA charming boy with pink cheeks and blue eyes
Court-martial duty was a terrible responsibility for solicitor officers
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ProfileLaw's own war poet
Among the solicitors who served in the Great War was one who made a name as a poet.
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ProfileStanley Beresford Collett
A solicitor who served with the RFC and RAF in world war one gave his life as a part-time reservist
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OpinionIn search of the Inns of Court trenches
A Chilterns common still bears scars of what lawyers did in the Great War.
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ProfileLloyd George’s secretary knew my father
No commemoration of 1914 can overlook the most influential solicitor of all time.
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ProfileShot at dawn: time to look at the truth
To learn more about solicitors’ role in capital courts martial of the first world war, we need to discard some myths.
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