Our units.

14 Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Birmingham City Battalion (The Birmingham Pals)  Formed at Birmingham by the lord Mayor in Sep 1914.

Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS)  The War Office officially formed The Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) on the 27 March 1902 under a Royal Warrant to replace the Army Nursing Services. In the Great War War there were over 100,000 nurses in active service serving in countries such as East Africa, Egypt, France, India, Italy, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Salonika and Russia.

Voluntary Aid Detatchment (VAD)  At the start of the Great War there were approximately 9000 members in the VAD and about 23000 nurses and 18000 nursing orderlies at the end of the war.

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)  The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry was in formed 1907 as a first aid link between the front line and field hospitals. During the Great war FANY's drove ambulances and helped set up canteens for the soldiers.

116th Infantry Reserve (Imperial German Infantry)  Infanterie-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm (2. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.116.  Formed 17 June 1813 at Gießen.  Mobilised in 1914 the Regiment was part of the 49th Inf Reserve Brigade, 25th Reserve Division. From 1915 onwards it was part of the 205th Inf brigade, 103 Inf Division.  The Regiment saw action on the Western front until 1915 when it was transferred to the Eastern front but returned in 1916 where it remained until the end of the war.  The Regiment saw heavy fighting in the Champagne region and at Verdun.  Other Imperial German units can also be portryed as shown in the gallery.

The Royal Flying Corps  The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on 13th May 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. By the end of that year, it had 12 manned balloons and 36 biplane fighter aircraft. The RFC was intended to have had separate military and naval branches. At the out break of the Great War and on the 8th August 1914 - Four Squadrons prepared to fly to France. The Royal Flying Corps had 118 Sqn's (62 Sqn's in France and 19 Sqn's in other theatres).  The RFC became the Royal Air Force on 01 April 1918.

Civilians  Army life not for you?  Then we also welcome members to portray civilian dress of the period.