The Western Front Association. Latest News
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Virtual Tours - 'The Battle for Scimitar Hill' is now available to view
Members of The Western Front Association will be aware that - in order to beat 'lockdown blues' we have invested in a se…
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European Tree of the Year? The ‘Four Trunked Chestnut Tree’
A living monument of two world wars A message from Dominek Deendooven The ‘four trunked chestnut tree’ near the Menin…
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Stand To ! No. 121 Recently Published
Contents Communication Lines 2–6 A Bridge Too Many on the Oise by Michael Carragher 7–11 A Short Spell on Mudr…
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Project Alias - searchable database available
For a number of months during 2020 a large number of members of The Western Front Association have been undertaking a gr…
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Job Opportunity
Due to increased workload within The Western Front Association's office, and the fact that the present office administra…
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Virtual Tours - 'The Rearguard affair at Etreux' is now available to view
Members of The Western Front Association will be aware of the 'Virtual Tours' we have invested in, as an antidote to the…
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Announcing the publication of 2.9 million pension cards
As most members will be aware, some years ago The Western Front Association saved from destruction millions of pension r…
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The Western Front Association PhD Grants Scheme 2020/21
The Western Front Association is delighted to announce the names of those who will receive the PhD Grants Scheme awards …
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Bulletin 118 November 2020
Published slightly delayed until December Bulletin 118 contains the following: Bulletin 118 November 2020 Ite…
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Stand To ! No. 120 The Unknown Warrior Special November 2020
Available in print and digitally to members of The Western Front Association. 96 richly illustrated pages including the…
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Announcing 'Illusions of Peace' Digital Conference
The years after 1918 did not, as popular myth would have it, bring about universal peace. In fact, the ‘war to end all w…
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106 years after their deaths, the bodies of 5 Poilus identified
The remains of 14 soldiers from the First World War were unearthed last summer at Châtelet-sur-Retourne (north east of R…
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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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Our aims are 'Remembrance and Sharing the History of the Great War'. You get 6 magazines per year. Currently there is a 3 extra months Free offer - ask office for details. For more information on how to join and what membership options are available, please click the button below.
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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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ONLINE: 'The Wombles of the Western Front - Salvage and recycling in the Great War' by Rob Thompson
25 Feb 2021 19:45 Kent (North West)Online talks: This online talk starts at 19:45 and ends about 21:00. Participating is quick and easy. The only equipme…
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'The Children's War' presented by Dr Viv Newman
06 Mar 2021 14:30 WessexDr Vivien Newman, an expert on women's experiences during the First World War makes a welcome return to Wessex Branch WF…
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ZOOM TALK: Dr Tom Thorpe will talk on his research into ‘German combat motivation on the Eastern Front during the Second…
10 Mar 2021 20:00 Antrim and DownDr Tom Thorpe, independent scholar and Secretary of the Antrim and Down Branch, discusses his research into the combat m…
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Branch Meeting On Line March 2021
16 Mar 2021 19:30 WiltshireFollowing the success of the February joint meeting with the Cheltenham & Gloucester branch, a further meeting will …
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ONLINE: “ Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One “ - Phil Robinson ZOOM
20 Mar 2021 14:00 Birmingham“ Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One “ - Phil Robinson ZOOM Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One The story o…
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10th (Irish Division in Salonika
20 Mar 2021 14:00 DublinONLINE LECTURE The 10th (Irish) Division in Salonika by Alan Wakefield. Alan has worked at the Imperial War Muse…
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Byng of Vimy: a talk by Prof John Derry
10 Apr 2021 14:30 YorkshireA cavalryman by profession, Julian Byng served on the Western Front and Gallipoli before becoming Commander of the Canad…
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ONLINE: “ Propaganda & Reportage “ - MIKE COYLE - “ ZOOM
17 Apr 2021 14:00 Birmingham17/4 – “ Propaganda & Reportage “ - MIKE COYLE - “ ZOOM The way that the war was reported, the people, the event…
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'They Shoot Spies - the untold story of the first female agents' By dr Viv Newman
17 Apr 2021 14:30 DublinONLINE LECTURE 'They Shoot Spies - the untold story of the first female agents' by Dr Viv Newman Moving beyond the ste…
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Corporal Vince Schürhoff (Part II): Life Off-Duty
08 May 2021 14:00 YorkshireCorporal Vince Schürhoff came from a Birmingham business family that was German on his father’s side. He joined the Brit…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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ONLINE: Complete Failure? British and Dominion Aerial Re-supply in the Great War 1916–18
25 Feb 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. In the years preceding the outbreak of the Great War, those interested in the…
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ONLINE: Mud, Blood and Poppycock
01 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The popular view of the First World War remains that of 'Blackadder': incompe…
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Virtual Battlefield Tour #5: The Spring Offensive, 1918
04 Mar 2021 19:30We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively…
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ONLINE: A Group Photograph - Before, Now & In-Between
08 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. As well as being the story of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, an…
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ONLINE: The South African mobilisation of 1914 and the failure of the first invasion of German South West Africa
11 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The German South-West Africa campaign and the battle at Sandfontein – which m…
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ONLINE: Deserters on the Home Front
15 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The story of the deserters who were shot at dawn then pardoned nearly a centu…
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Virtual Battlefield Tour #6: Der Schwarze Tag, Amiens, 1918
18 Mar 2021 19:30We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively…
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ONLINE: Broken reeds: Kaiserschlacht and the 2nd Line Territorials on 21 March 1918
22 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. When the German onslaught of Operation Michael broke on 21 March, four of the…
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ONLINE: The Development and Influence of Propaganda by Britain 1914-18
25 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. This presentation by Clive Harris looks at the introduction, development and …
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ONLINE: 'Artillery conquers, infantry occupies' - a study of the effectiveness of the British Artillery at Third Ypres
29 Mar 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. This presentation by Lt Col Simon Shepard seeks to assess the performance of…
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Remember: On This Day. 25 Feb 1915
The Western Front Association. Featured

Ancestry 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 articl…
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The Latest WWI Podcast
The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes over…
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World War I Book Reviews
Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
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World War I Articles
Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. All are examples of the kind of work featured in Stand To!
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