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The Leeds Pals - The 15th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment  - http://www.leedspals.co.uk  An online memorial to one of the First World War "Pals' Battalions". Site aims to provide personal case-histories of named soldiers, photographs, local history and military documents.  Remembering the Great War  - http://www.greatwar.ie  Stories and information about the war, and the Irish soldiers that served in it. From the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association.  The Accrington Pals  - http://www.btinternet.com/~a.jackson/pals.htm  The history of the 11th East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington Pals) and the attack at Serre on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916.  The Grimsby Chums  - http://www.eebo.freeserve.co.uk/chums.htm  Brief history of the Grimsby Chums, a 'Pals' Battalion of the First World War.  Hellfire Corner: The Great War 1914 - 1918  - http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/welcome.htm  A collection of articles on various aspects of the Great War, mainly relating to the British and Empire involvement on the Western Front but covering all combatants.  Market Harborough in the First World War  - http://www.harboro.ndirect.co.uk/Index.htm  A study of the involvement in the First World War of the East Midlands town of Market Harborough.  British Armoured Forces in the First World War  - http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/1545/index.html  A history of the British Royal Tank Corps and the equipment which it used in the First World War.  8th Battalion City of London Regiment Post Office Rifles  - http://freespace.virgin.net/m.girling/index.htm  An online memorial to the 8th Battalion City of London Regiment, dedicated to Sgt. William Frederick George Girling who died in action at Passchendaele.  Executed For Example  - http://www.clarkehome58.freeserve.co.uk  Commemorates British soldiers executed during World War One. Site provides individual case studies and background information on other Commonwealth nations' steps towards pardoning those executed by their own side.  Northallerton Memorials Project  - http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/qo43/  Project aiming to create a permanent record of the life and death of each of the men whose names are recorded on the War Memorials of Northallerton, and its satellite villages of Romanby and Brompton.  The 10th Battalion Green Howards (1914 - 1918)  - http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord  The history and experiences of George Henry Ord and the 10th Battalion Green Howards Infantry Regiment during World War I. The battles of Loos, the Somme and Passchendaele are covered.  The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918  - http://members.tripod.com/regtwarpath/  Lists the composition and disposition of the British and Empire Armies of the First World War.  The Writing on the Wall  - http://www.pastforward.co.uk/richmond/  Graffiti left by prisoners of conscience at Richmond Castle. Virtual tour using QuickTime VR, detailing the experiences of the pacifists detained in World War I.  241 Brigade Royal Field Artillery  - http://www.denniscorbett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/241.html  A brief history of the men who served in the Worcestershire batteries of the Royal Field Artillery during World War One. Contains listing of all serving men identified along with photos and pictures of graves in Flanders.  Wells War Memorial Site  - http://www.wellswarmemorial.freeservers.com  Includes names and history of the men killed in both world wars from Wells.  The British Army in the Great War  - http://www.1914-1918.net  Historical information about the military units, formations, battles, and heroes.  The Labour Corps 1917 - 1921  - http://www.geocities.com/labour_corps  Describes the story of the British soldiers and foreign labourers who undertook labouring tasks during WW1.  The Thin Blue Line - Sussex Police in WWI  - http://members.aol.com/supporttrench/index.html  An online memorial to the 50 Sussex Police Officers who died whilst serving with the military during World War I. Provides information on the involvement of the Sussex Constabulary in the conflict and a record of the men who died.  Hythe in the First World War  - http://www.hythelive.com/history/ww1.html  An account of the impact of the First World War on the Kentish seaside town of Hythe.  Swavesey and the Great War 1914-19  - http://www.curme.co.uk/swavgw1.htm  An online memorial to the men of Swavesey who were killed in action, or who died from wounds or disease in the Great War, 1914-1919. Includes short stories about several of the villagers.  The Thin Blue Line: Sussex Police in WWI  - http://www.thinblueline.org.uk/  An online memorial to the Sussex and Surrey Police Officers who died whilst serving with the military during World War I, as well as articles concerning the war in general.  Scottish Footballers in the Great War  - http://www.geocities.com/athens/pantheon/3828/  A memorial to the footballers of the Heart of Midlothian, Raith Celtic Ayr Rangers Clyde Kilmarnock among others who served in the 1914-18 war.  Far from the Front  - http://www.btinternet.com/~james.fanning/westcalder1/  Illustrated year-by-year narrative account of the impact of World War I on the Midlothian village of West Calder, with index.  6th Batt. Tank Corps WWI History  - http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/tankcorps  The War Diary of the 6th (F) Battalion of the Tank Corps in World War I.  Sittingbourne Remembers  - http://www.pigstrough.co.uk/ww1/  An online memorial to the First World War dead of the Kent towns of Sittingbourne and Milton Regis.