• Pension Records

    Pension Records

    As members of The Western Front Association will know, in 2012 the WFA stepped in to save from destruction over six million pension records of men who served in the Great War. Below are various articles...

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  • TrenchMapper (Public)

    TrenchMapper

    This portal enables users to study thousands of trench maps from the First World War. To benefit from the full capabilities of this, members can use the full version in the members area of the website...

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  • The Imperial Western Front: Free Online Course

    The Imperial Western Front: Free Online Course

    The Western Front Association in partnership with the University of Kent has produced a four-week course focused on the imperial dimension to the war on the Western Front.

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  • Stereoscope

    Stereoscope

    Stereoscopic, or 3D, photography was very popular at the time of the Great War. Use the Filter function to select your area of interest from the thousands of images from the conflict that are available here...

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  • A Yorkshire community finds its voice in ‘The Choral’

    A Yorkshire community finds its voice in ‘The Choral’

    The first official trailer for The Choral has been released, offering a poignant glimpse into a community finding sol...

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  • WWI pillboxes in Norfolk granted Grade II listed status

    WWI pillboxes in Norfolk granted Grade II listed status

    Eight World War One pillboxes in Norfolk, built as part of Britain's coastal defence against a potential German invas...

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  • The latest edition of 'I Was There!' The last days of Edith Cavell

    The latest edition of 'I Was There!' The last days of Edith Cavell

    The continuing project to 'voice' the 'I Was There!' publications continues with the latest video now available on Th...

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  • Bazentin-le-Petit ceremony proves these brave soldiers are ‘certainly not forgotten’

    Bazentin-le-Petit ceremony proves these brave soldiers are ‘certainly not forgotten’

    On Tuesday 22 July 2025, a major event took place in Bazentin-le-Petit, a small village in France, not far from Poziè...

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  • Deep water discovery: ProjectXplore locates HMS ‘Nottingham’

    Deep water discovery: ProjectXplore locates HMS ‘Nottingham’

    After more than a century beneath the North Sea, HMS Nottingham—the last missing British cruiser of the First World W...

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  • From plumber to pioneer: a Kiwi soldier’s insight into a scientific revolution

    From plumber to pioneer: a Kiwi soldier’s insight into a scientific revolution

    A small, unassuming journal discovered in a hospice sorting facility has cast new light on the remarkable foresight o...

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  • From Lemnos to the Western Front: A scholar’s perspective on Canadian nurses in the Great War

    From Lemnos to the Western Front: A scholar’s perspective on Canadian nurses in the Great War

    Mark your calendars for Saturday, 1 November 2025, when The Western Front Association and the Gallipoli Association j...

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  • After 108 years, soldiers of the Essex and Bedfordshire Regiments laid to rest

    After 108 years, soldiers of the Essex and Bedfordshire Regiments laid to rest

    This morning, Wednesday 16 July 2025, at the Loos British Cemetery Extension, a solemn burial service was held for so...

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Benefits of Membership

The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 with the purpose of furthering interest in the history of the First World War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served, on all sides, across all theatres and fronts, on land, at sea and in the air and at home, during the Great War. The Western Front Association is non-political and does not seek to glorify war. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits including our regular, high-quality publications Stand To! and Bulletin six times a year, access to the Stand To! archive, Gun Fire Archive, Military Factsheets and Pension Records database. In particular, belonging to The Western Front Association provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge of the First World War in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

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  • London's Buses That Stayed at Home, Roy Larkin

    London's Buses That Stayed at Home, Roy Larkin

    08 Aug 2025 19:30 Midlands (East)

    A welcome return for Roy who will be giving his new talk on the varied work of the London General Omnibus Company in...

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  • “What Tommy did next” Rehabilitation for limbless men during and after the Great War

    “What Tommy did next” Rehabilitation for limbless men during and after the Great War

    09 Aug 2025 14:30 Wolverhampton

    About this talk: Over one million British men were left disabled by disease or injury as a result of the First World...

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  • South African Native Labour Corps by Simon Keable-Elliott

    South African Native Labour Corps by Simon Keable-Elliott

    11 Aug 2025 19:00 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)

                                            A talk on the South African Native Labour Corps.                 About the Ta...

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  • “Redipuglia Italian 3rd Army Memorial” - James Paul Smyth

    “Redipuglia Italian 3rd Army Memorial” - James Paul Smyth

    13 Aug 2025 20:00 Essex

    This talk is about the largest war memorial in Italy and one of the largest in the world, housing the remains of 100,...

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  • AGM Following the formal business, a short talk by Pete MacCormac.

    AGM Following the formal business, a short talk by Pete MacCormac.

    15 Aug 2025 19:30 Worcestershire & Herefordshire

    The Annual General Meeting of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire Branch of the Western Front Association. Follow...

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  • A study of British Second Corps 1914. - Geof White

    A study of British Second Corps 1914. - Geof White

    16 Aug 2025 14:00 Birmingham

    A study of British Second Corps 1914.' I can send you a short summary in due course. Basically historians generally s...

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  • Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Room 40, the Forerunner of Bletchley Park by David Carter

    Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Room 40, the Forerunner of Bletchley Park by David Carter

    18 Aug 2025 19:45 Tyneside

    In 1914 most international communications went by telegraph cable. These were largely secure but without them, Govern...

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  • 'Jutland Can Be Seen from Walthamstow!?' with Chris Hunt

    'Jutland Can Be Seen from Walthamstow!?' with Chris Hunt

    21 Aug 2025 19:30 London (East)

    In this talk Chris Hunt takes a look at the events of the great naval battle of the First World War when the battle f...

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  • “Armistice Day 1918, Where the guns didn’t stop” by Andy Stewart

    “Armistice Day 1918, Where the guns didn’t stop” by Andy Stewart

    01 Sep 2025 19:15 Northumberland

    A detailed insight into the allied intervention in the north of Russia and Churchill’s North Russian Relief Force bet...

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  • 'The Winning and Losing of the Great War at Sea and the Feeding of Nations by Tom Scotland'

    'The Winning and Losing of the Great War at Sea and the Feeding of Nations by Tom Scotland'

    01 Sep 2025 19:30 Lancashire (North)

    The Royal Blockade and the U- boats.  The crucial restriction of food imports and raw materials to Germany resulted i...

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  • WFA Battlefield Tour: Cambrai 1917 and 1918

    WFA Battlefield Tour: Cambrai 1917 and 1918

    19 Sep 2025 11:00

    The Western Front Association is delighted to offer a Battlefield Tour which will focus on the battles at and around...

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  • Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025

    Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025

    20 Sep 2025 10:00

    Join us for a day of engaging presentations by renowned historians and experts in First World War history at Discover...

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  • Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915

    Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915

    01 Nov 2025 10:00

    A joint conference between the Gallipoli Association and The Western Front Association. Speakers: Sir Hew Strachan:...

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Edward B Sargent died of wounds on this day in 1918. Edward Sargent was born 6 October 1890, the son of Florence Sargent. According to his completed Jewish Servicemen Questionnaire Edward had been educated at public schools and high schools and was an 'efficiency engineer before the war'. He worked in the iron and steel business with F J Myers for...

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8 August 1918 : Edward B Sargent
Pension Records

Pension Records

As members of The Western Front Association will know, in 2012 the WFA stepped in to save from destruction over six million pension records of men who served in the Great War. Below are various art...

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The Latest WWI Podcast

The Latest WWI Podcast

The Western Front Association's podcasts 'Mentioned in Dispatches' with Dr Tom Thorpe are an eclectic mix of relaxed discussions with all kinds of contributors: experts in their particular fields,...

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World War I Articles

World War I Articles

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you wo...

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‘I Was There!’ – The Great War in Their Own Words

‘I Was There!’ – The Great War in Their Own Words

The Western Front Association is pleased to present audio narrations of personal accounts from I Was There! magazine, bringing to life the voices of those who experienced the Great War first-hand...

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