The Western Front Association. Latest News
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200 Brentano’s Launch on Stereoscope: A Call to Action!
We’re extremely excited to announce the beginning of a large-scale project to unravel the mystery of the group of manufa…
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Stand To ! No.123 July 2021
The latest issue of the journal of The Western Front Association is out today. There are ten carefully researched and ri…
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Deadline Reminder : August 31st is the Deadline for the Colin Hardy Annual Competition
The annual competition to foster interest and scholarship in the First World War among young people is now open for …
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Stereoscope Enhancements July 2021
Stereoscope - being The Western Front Association's collection of stereo images from the Great War now has two important…
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Are you a Battlefield Guide to the Western Front ?
MA Student Jack Evason who writes: Hi, I am an MA student at the University of York writing a dissertation about batt…
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We've made a great start! Nine schools have registered so far ... come and join us!
Have you registered your school for the Malcolm Doolin Memorial Project for Local History Research yet? http://bit.l…
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Two opportunities for your students to show what they know about the First World War
Two opportunities for your schools students to show what they know about the First World War. 1. The 2021-22 Malco…
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The Malcolm Doolin Memorial Award for Local History Research 2021-2022
An annual year long project – starts 1 September 2021, closes 30 June 2022. Open to primary, secondary and special …
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The Roles Animals Played in the First World War Competition
This year’s Western Front Association 'Project with Prizes' asks 12-14 year old secondary school students to think …
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Virtual Tours - 'Der Schwarze Tag, Amiens, 1918' is now available to view
The last of the 'Virtual Tours' commissioned by The Western Front Association is now available to view. The association …
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Virtual Tours - 'The Spring Offensive' is now available to view
The fifth of the Virtual Tours is now available to view. These tours have been organised to enable members to have a 'ba…
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Virtual Tours - 'The First Battle of the Scarpe' is now available to view
The fourth of the Virtual Tours that we are running as a substitute for 'real life' visits the battlefields is now avail…
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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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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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The U Boat Campaign and Experiences 1914-18: Graham Kemp
14 Aug 2021 14:30 YorkshireThis presentation begins with essential differences between U-boats and Submarines, as different conceptions of submersi…
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Online Zoom Meeting - Frontline medic - Captain George Pirie, RAMC by Michael Lucas
18 Aug 2021 20:00 SurreyOnline Zoom Meeting - Frontline medic - Captain George Pirie, RAMC by Michael Lucas Captain Pirie was Regimental Medic…
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"Haig - Hero or Villain?" with Gordon Corrigan
19 Aug 2021 19:30 London (East)Douglas Haig has probably attracted more controversy than any other military commander in recent British history, and al…
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ONLINE: “Gallipoli, a foot soldier’s First Battle” - Phil Sutcliffe ZOOM
21 Aug 2021 14:00 BirminghamEmail jd@wfa-birmingham.org.uk to attend “Gallipoli, a foot soldier’s First Battle” - Phil Sutcliffe ZOOM Sam Sutcliff…
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'The Conquest of German Togoland, August 1914'.
21 Aug 2021 14:30 DublinONLINE LECTURE'The Conquest of German Togoland, August 1914'. By James White. This is an account of Britain’s first v…
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'British cavalry on the Western Front' by Professor Stephen Badsey
01 Sep 2021 19:30 CambridgeshireIn this presentation Professor Stephen Badsey will be giving a detailed account of the cavalry's organisation, developme…
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Aubers Ridge 1915
05 Sep 2021 14:00 WiltshireThe branch intends to resume meetings on Sunday, 5th September 2021 (subject to any restrictions in force at that time).…
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The 2nd Leicester’s in Mesopotamia - Nigel Atter
06 Sep 2021 19:00 Lincoln & North LincolnshireNigel Atter, a self-styled “independent scholar” is an active member of the Leicestershire & Rutland Branch of the W…
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Worthless as a weapon of war
08 Sep 2021 19:30 SomersetWorthless as a weapon of war Dave Linney a former RAF pilot will talk about the work of RFC / RAF during the Grea…
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ONLINE: The Indian Corps on the Western Front
11 Sep 2021 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)Nigel Atter will present a talk on the Indian Corps on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915. Of particular interest to Sc…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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HYBRID ONLINE/LIVE MEETING: The U-Boat Campaign and Experiences 1914-18 by Graham Kemp
14 Aug 2021 14:30This is an experimental hybrid meeting which will be 'live' and 'online' at the same time. It will be streamed live into…
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ONLINE: The Battle that Saved the BEF: Le Cateau, 26 August 1914 with Dr Spencer Jones
16 Aug 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. We welcome back Dr Spencer Jones who will talk to us about one of the …
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ONLINE: Secrets and Lies: Operation Llandovery Castle. Moving the Canadian Corps for Battle, August 1918 with Rob Thomps…
30 Aug 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The Battle of Amiens began on 8 August, 1918 and was described by Gene…
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ONLINE: 'John Terraine as a Military Historian, Revisited' a presentation by Prof Gary Sheffield
13 Sep 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. To mark the centenary year of John Terraine's birth, the President of Th…
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ONLINE: The Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days: Two talks by Tim Cook and Bill Stewart
27 Sep 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. We are delighted that we will be able to bring you two talks - both on t…
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Remember: On This Day. 13 Aug 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. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you w…
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