Not all of the war was spent in battle. Soldiers recall moments of peace and relaxation - even fraternisation with the enemy.

Introduction to WW1 trench warfare In World War One, the trench system on the Western Front extended from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps - a distance of roughly 475 miles.

Thousands of people attended the funeral on Thursday of "Last Tommy" Briton Harry Patch, who was the last surviving veteran of the World War One trenches until his death at the age of 111 last month.

He visited Bradford World War 1 Group to talk about it. “When I mention the trench, the first thing people say is: ‘My uncle, grandad, great grandad was wounded, killed or an unknown in Ypres’.

First World War training trenches at Stanhoe, built by Lovat Scout (inset), which is one of among 240 sites that have been added to the National Heritage (Image: Historic England) ...

A selection of letters sent at least 100 years ago by soldiers who fought in the First World War have been reimagined as 21st century iMessages. Texts from the Trenches, launched this week by ...