Reconnaissance and fighter planes were heard in the skies above, artillery now accurately bolstered infantry advances, and for us, the British, tanks were being introduced to the battlefield.

Dr Matthew Shaw of the British Library, which dedicated an exhibition to WW1 animals, says: “They were central to the war effort. “Without them it’s likely victory would not have been secured.

Before the first infantry advance, the British army fired 1,738,000 shells in the hope of destroying German trenches and defences. open image in gallery.

The merger is part of the Future Infantry Structure, announced by the Ministry of Defence in December 2004. It decided that the Arms Plot system - where regiments moved from one posting to another at ...

Help needed to identify WW1 soldiers in £1 photo. Image source, ... including six from the Durham Light Infantry ... saw 19,240 British soldiers killed ...

The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry held off a German counter-attack for three days in 1917 Guernsey officials will mark the island's "finest hour" during ceremonies being held in France. The Royal ...