The Wipers Times
The Wipers Times was a trench magazine that was published by British soldiers fighting in the Ypres Salient during the First World War.
The Wipers Times, first issue (12 February 1916) | |
| Editor | Capt. F. J. Roberts |
|---|---|
| Sub-editor | Lt. J. H. Pearson |
| Frequency | Intermittent |
| Format | ca. 27.8 cm x 18 cm |
| First issue | February 1916 |
| Final issue | December 1918 |
| Country | Belgium & France |
| Language | English |
In early 1916, the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters stationed in the front line at Ypres, Belgium, came across an abandoned printing press. A sergeant who had been a printer in peacetime salvaged it and printed a sample page. The paper itself was named after Tommy slang pronunciation of Ypres.
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