Category:Compendium

This compendium forms the central hub of words, phrases, people and places relative to the Great War period of 1914–1918. These words and phrases include slang of the trenches and the Air Force; British and American service terms and expressions in everyday use; nicknames, sobriquets, and the titles of British and Commonwealth Regiments and their origins; and warfare in general. These words and phrases are contemporary with the war, which is reflected in the language used, some of which may seem derogatory by today's standards.

The following sources (no longer in copyright) have been used in compiling this compendium of words and phrases:

• Chronology of the War
• Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases
• The War Book-of-Facts
• Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War