Tales from the Front Archives - News from the Past

TftF (1): Scope

A collection of personal stories celebrating Bournemouth natives who fell in battle and the regiments in which they served.

TftF (2) discusses the main civilian and military sources used in preparing the profiles of Bournemouth natives fallen in military action.

TftF (3) outlines the main fronts where fighting occurred during World War I and where Bournemouth natives fell in action

TftF (4) defines the term ‘Bournemouth native’ by matching the social structure of the army to the geography of the resort's society.

TftF (5) outlines the British Army's structure adopted in World War I to organise and command its forces during battle.

TftF (6) provides a brief outline of the main battlefields where action occurred in Western Europe and Mesopotamia during 1914.