The Western Front Association. Latest News
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A Brief Guide showing how to use The Western Front Association's Library Edition of Fold 3
Below is a short video created to help demonstrate some functions - and results - from the WFA's 'Library Edition' of Fo…
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Announcing the launch of FREE member access to the digitised Pension Records
We are delighted to announce that WFA members can freely access the Pension Records via the WFA web site. Had The …
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2019 calendar
The WFA 2019 Calendar is still available. This high-quality product which has received superb feedback includes first cl…
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1 - The WFA trustees plan for the future
The next AGM will take place on 27th April 2019. The current trustees will remain in post until then, or will leave earl…
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2 - LETTER TO WFA MEMBERS 12 Nov 2018
12th November 2018 Dear WFA member The Butte de Warlencourt This letter is to bring you up to date about the Butte de…
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3 - BACKGROUND: Butte de Warlencourt
Butte de Warlencourt Background Many members may now be aware of the decision to divest The Western Front Association …
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PENSION RECORDS LATEST: Further Release of 1.5 million Pension records
Explore the wealth of information to be found in the further release of another 1.5 million digitised Pension Records T…
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Announcing a new competition to foster interest and scholarship in the First World War among young historians Aged 16 – 19
THE COLIN HARDY MEMORIAL PRIZE Supported by the Western Front Association Do you have an interest in the First World…
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Major Tom’s War – despatches from the Front Line
Vee Walker has taken her personal Armistice commemoration one step further than most. In 2014 Vee translated a letter…
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Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association being made available on Ancestry
The Western Front Association are pleased to share the exciting news that Ancestry will be making available online fur…
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How to contribute your First World War artefacts to the Lest We Forget Archive
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation is working in collaboration with the University of Oxford to create a digital a…
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'Unremembered' : Take part in this national billboards campaign to remember the Labour Corps and mark the centenary of the Armistice
During the First World War, men and women from many dominion countries of the British Empire made a vital contribution…
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Benefits of Membership
The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during the Great War. It does not seek to glorify war and is non-political. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits. In particular, belonging to the WFA provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. You will also receive our regular, high-quality publications Stand To! and Bulletin in total six times a year.
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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 here.
For all enquiries, please contact the office:
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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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April Fools? The Formation Of The RAF with Andy Robertshaw
21 Jan 2019 20:00 Southend on SeaThe renowned historian, author and TV presenter Andy Robertshaw makes a welcome return to the branch to present what has…
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Talk; ‘Observers In The RFC & RAF’ by Colin Buxton
28 Jan 2019 19:15 NorthumberlandTalk; ‘Observers In The RFC & RAF’ by Colin Buxton
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Roll of Honour: Schooling and the Great War 1914-19.
31 Jan 2019 20:00 Thames ValleyDr Barry Blades: Roll of Honour: Schooling and the Great War 1914-19 After a career in teaching, senior leadership and…
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'Only an Officer, Only a Chap, Junior Officers in WW1' by Rosemary Chalone
01 Feb 2019 19:30 Wales (South)Rosemary Chaloner will be giving her talk she calls 'Only an Officer, Only a Chap, Junior Officers in WW1'
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Artillerie Speciale
02 Feb 2019 14:30 WessexFormer RTR officer and Wessex Branch Member Gareth Davies talks on the Artillerie Specialé te French equivalent of the B…
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'The Whippet Tanks at the Battle of Amiens by Rob Langham'
04 Feb 2019 19:30 Lancashire (North)The Whippet Tank at the Battle of Amiens by Rob Langham The Battle of Amiens is described as a great example of 'all ar…
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Versailles Conference 1919 - By Dr Simon Peaple
05 Feb 2019 19:30 ChesterfieldDr Peaple needs no introduction to the Branch, On this appearance Dr Peaple will be talking about "1919; Versailles…
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'Nursing through shot and shell' by Viv Newman.
06 Feb 2019 19:30 CambridgeshireSeeking to correct the myth that those who nursed overseas were all well-bred VADs, ‘Nursing through Shot, Shell and She…
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‘A Sussex Tank Corps Hero in Action in 1918 - the Long Hard Road to Victory’ with Geoffrey Vessey-Holt
08 Feb 2019 19:00 SussexGeoffrey Vessey-Holt will be giving a talk on ‘A Sussex Tank Corps Hero in Action in 1918 - the Long Hard Road to Victor…
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A Talk by Andy Robertshaw
08 Feb 2019 19:30 Midlands (East)We are privileged to have Andy Robertshaw a respected military historian and TV presenter as the speaker at our Branch M…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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'All My Life's Buried Here' a documentary film about George Butterworth
26 Jan 2019 14:00'All My Life's Buried Here', the first documentary about George Butterworth, is premiering at The British Library, Londo…
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8th Western Front Association President's Conference 'Reflections on the Great War'
30 Mar 2019 09:008th WFA President’s Conference Saturday 30th March 2019 Doors 09.00. Start 09.45 until 16.30 Tally Ho! Sports and Soc…
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2019 Spring Conference and AGM
27 Apr 2019 09:30Portrait of a British soldier, taken prisoner by the Germans, probably in April 1918 Programme for the Day …
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Remember: On This Day. 20 Jan 1917
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 Podcast
Mentioned in Dispatches By Dr Tom Thorpe Podcasts on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association. Click here to view in iTunes.
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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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World War I Book Reviews
Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, WFA members and keen readers.
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