The Western Front Association. Latest News
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FREE EVENT 'War Horse' : behind the scenes with the film's technical advisor Any Robertshaw 25 August at 5:30pm
Andy Robertshaw, two men in a trench, the historian famous for digging a First World War trench in a neighbour's back ga…
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WFA Calendar 2020: pre-orders now being taken
The Western Front Association's 2020 calendar is now available for pre-order. Once again it features images of the battl…
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The call for papers for the 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium (MCRS) is now open
Call for Papers Are you interested in presenting at the conference, or attending the event? Papers are invited which…
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Battlefield Archaeology with Breaking Ground Heritage
Breaking Ground Heritage is now offering two day weekend RHR course(s) to people with an interest in the Great War …
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'Journey's End' from Mesh Theatre Co returns to Ypres
Owning to popular demand and its sell-out performances in Ypres Mesh Theatre are returns to Ypres this November 2-11, 20…
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World War I Museum Saved from Permanent Closure by Swedish Heavy Metal Band Sabaton
The campaign to fund the Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool has successfully saved the museum from permanent closure, wi…
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Professor Gary Sheffield pays tribute to his predecessor as Honorary President of The Western Front Association, Professor Peter Simkins MBE
I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor as Honorary President of the Western Front Association, Professor Pet…
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Announcing the availability of the Great War databases 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918'
These Great War databases are available for public access: 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918' Or URL h…
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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Bob Wyatt
It is with great sadness that The Western Front Association mourns the death of Bob Wyatt, such a significant figure i…
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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Charles Messenger
Charles Messenger served for 21 years as an officer in the British Royal Tank Regiment and for 13 with the British Ter…
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Congratulations to Professor Peter Simkins on turning 80 today
We are delighted to mark the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Simkins MBE, the President of The Western Front Associatio…
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A Night in the West End 1914-1918
Saturday 27th April 2019 A free lecture-concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert…
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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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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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Second Marne 1918: The Last Swing of the Pendulum
19 Aug 2019 19:45 TynesideRichard Whitfield
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Dr John Peaty: The Battle of Arras
21 Aug 2019 19:45 SurreyThe events of April 1917 in the Arras area are often side-lined as those interested in the Great War concentrate on The …
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'The First World War - The Aftermath' by Prof John Derry
29 Aug 2019 19:30 Kent (North West)Caption: Menin Gate in Ypres, symbol of peace and commemorationImage sources: Wikimedia Commons Always an entertaining …
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The German Defeat and the Myth of the Stab in the Back
01 Sep 2019 14:00 WiltshireTo start our 2019/20 season we are delighted to welcome Jack Sheldon and turn our attention to an aspect of the Great Wa…
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'British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany by Dr Oliver Wilkinson'
02 Sep 2019 19:30 Lancashire (North)British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany by Dr. Oliver Wilkinson
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`Impact of the economic blockade on Germany AFTER the armistice -- By Graham Kemp
03 Sep 2019 19:30 ChesterfieldImpact of the economic blockade on Germany AFTER the armistice and how it led to WW2 …
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'The Royal Flying Corps and aerial photography' by Tim Slater.
04 Sep 2019 19:30 CambridgeshireTim will be giving a presentation on the roles performed by the 3rd Squadron Australian Air Force from its creation in 1…
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Alpha and Omega by Colin Carbert
07 Sep 2019 13:30 Yorkshire (West Riding)Colin Carbert's talk looks at the days just before the Great War and the days immediately after the Armistice. The Armi…
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Television and The Great War
07 Sep 2019 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)Taff Gillingham. Using his own experience of the television industry over the past 15 years, Taff looks at how The Grea…
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'Sniping in the Great War' by Dave Dunham
09 Sep 2019 18:30 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)Dave's talk is a look in detail at "Sniping in the Great War” - focussing predominantly on the German and British perspe…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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9 September 'Workshop : Tracing the Belgian Refugees'
09 Sep 2019 12:30Are you interested in the history of Belgian refugees in the UK during the First World War? Have you been involved in re…
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Journey's End returns to Belgium
02 Nov 2019 14:17The quite brilliant, and rapidly sold out 'Journey's End' by R C Sherriff put on by Mesh Theatre is back in Belgium, thi…
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Remember: On This Day. 19 Aug 2017
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
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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World War I Book Reviews
Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, WFA 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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