Posts by David Langrish Records and researchThe Christmas truce, 1914Thursday 20 December 2018The Christmas truce of 1914 will generally conjure up images of opposing British and...Records and researchThe sound of leather on willowThursday 26 May 2016Today’s blog – the latest in our series of First World War Military Service...Records and researchDecision time: Military Service Tribunals 100 years onThursday 10 March 2016We look at how Military Service Tribunals worked, and the sensitive cases brought before...Records and researchThe Military Service Act 1916: appeals against conscriptionTuesday 26 January 2016The Military Service Act introduced compulsory military service in 1916 - but those faced...Archives and archivistsAn update from the Keeper’s GalleryTuesday 12 January 2016Be it through the rotating document and facsimile displays, our interactive Turning The Pages...Records and researchSeeking protection from gas warfare in 1915Wednesday 16 September 2015‘Complexion here was an ashed blueish grey, the expression most anxious and distressed with...Records and researchThe causes and prevention of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) poisoningTuesday 19 May 2015The First World War centenary continues to bring to our attention countless acts of...Records and researchMedical units in the First World WarFriday 16 January 2015This year, the focus of The National Archives’ First World War Centenary programme shifts to...Records and researchThe court martial of Rear-Admiral TroubridgeWednesday 5 November 2014From 5-9 November 1914, Rear-Admiral Ernest Charles Troubridge stood trial for: ‘from negligence or...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: A trooper in YpresFriday 31 October 2014For today’s blog post, I would like to share the wartime experiences of my...Records and researchSentenced to death: Private Thomas James HighgateMonday 8 September 2014‘I have lost my army, and I mean to get out of it’ (WO...Records and research100 years since the Battle of MonsFriday 22 August 2014‘The morning of Sunday the 23rd broke in mist and rain, which about 10 a.m.... 1 2 »