'The Bosches seem to have done pretty well what they intended to do.' – I ANZAC Corps and the German Raid on the Bridoux Salient, May 1916
Image: An aerial view of The Bridoux Salient (top) as it appeared six days before the German raid on 5 May 1916. The German trenches were 90 yards from the apex. AWM WW1 Photomosaic collection, detail of le Maisnil–en–Weppes, Sheet 36, Square I31...
- Did Kitchener's decision to raise his "New Armies" carelessly wreck the pre-war plans to achieve smooth and effective British military expansion?
- The Battle at Ahwaz, Persia, 3 March 1915
- British Corps and Corps Commanders in the Great War
- One of the last true cavalry charges: The Charge of The Dorset Yeomanry at Agagia, Western Desert, 26 February 1916
- Loos to St Eloi – the Experience of the Saxon 123 Infanterie–Division on the Western Front, 1915
A policeman on board
Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, was drowned in HMS Hampshire on 5 June 1916, when it sank just west of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Kitchener was on his way to a secret meeting with the Russians at Petrograd. This loss was seen as a se...
From Lodgepole to Stenay: First Lieutenant Dana E Coates, 11th Aero Squadron, USAS
Dana Edmond Coates was born in Lodgepole, Nebraska, in 1894, the third of ten children. He was descended from one Charles Coates, a British soldier sent to America during the Seven Years War (1756-1763 - although hostilities started two years earlier...
Great War postcards from the front: from Pte John Pearcy
My grandfather John Pearcy enlisted in Leeds in June 1916, he was posted to the 13th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment and he went for training to Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase.
Major-General Richard Bannatine-Allason CB CMG
| Bannatine-Allason, R (1855–1940) | Major-General |
| GOC Infantry Division | CB CMG |
| Wellington College RMA Woolwich | Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery |
Richard Bannatine-Allason was the son of Richard Cunninghame Bannatine of Glaisnock, Ayrshire.
He was commiss...
‘Lloyd George's Beer' or When It Was Illegal to Buy Your Round
Prior to the outbreak of the Great War, one of the main political issues in Britain was drink. Convictions for drunken behaviour regularly exceeded 200,000 pa (1) - significantly higher than in more recent times - and local newspapers were full of re...
Search with Google
Connect to the WFA
What is The Western Front Association?
The Western Front Association (WFA) was formed with the aim of furthering interest in The Great War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during The Great War.
Established in 1980 by noted military historian John Giles, the WFA has grown over the years to some 6,000 members worldwide. Please see the Branches Information section for details of your nearest WFA branch.
Through the work of the Association we do not seek to justify or glorify war. We are not a re-enactment society, nor are we commercially motivated. We are entirely non-political. The object of the Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War with particular reference to the Western Front.
Applications for membership are warmly welcomed from anyone of a like mind.
If you would like to learn more, please look through our website. If there is any information on joining you cannot find here, please contact the Membership Office.
The Western Front Association is a Registered Charity No. 298365
Great War Video
In Their Own Words: ANZACs of the Western Front
This presentation of Great War film, together with voices of Great War veterans, was produced by the Australian War Memorial's film and sound curators. The footage and original oral history recordings are part of the rich film and sound collections of the Australian War Memorial.
Streamed courtesy of the Australian War Memorial and YouTube
New
Popular
Video
- The Great War: Aftermath and Memory
- Advance of the Tank: first used at the Battle of the Ancre 1916
- Conditions in Trenches - Dan Snow visits WFA member Taff Gillingham to view his trench reconstruction
- Great War Modern Music: The Somme - a song from the Front
- Professor Simkins, President of the WFA, discusses the raising of Kitchener's Army and the First World War Centenary
Events this month
Events next month
Remember: on this day
6198 Pte Leonard Cottam, 1/5th Bn East Lancashire Regt.
A colliery worker at the Towneley pit, Burnley before the war, Leonard was born in Burnley in 1897. He enlisted as a reservist into the 3rd Bn...News
Battle of Amiens 1918 to be commemorated as part of the Great War Centenary
The Western Front Association welcomes the assurance given by the UK Department of Culture...
Research Project: Under-Age Australian Soldiers of the Great War
From Don Smith, Researcher at the University of Queensland. I am conducting a research pr...
Professor Gary Sheffield joins Wolverhampton University
Matthew Lucas, Historical Information Officer of the WFA, was recently in conversati...
Sponsored Walk in memory of Tony Spagnoly
WFA member David Cohen has kindly sent me this. I have had a request from Tony Spagnoly's...
The Second WFA President's Conference - 5 October 2013
A World at War 1914-18 1913: Prelude to War Planning Armageddon? The Royal Navy's stra...Who's Online
We have 145 guests and 13 members online
Join us on Facebook
Yellow Pages
Support the WFA
If you have found this website to be of help to you, please support us.
Sponsored Links
Registered Charity No. 298365 | PO Box 1918, Stockport, SK4 4WN, United Kingdom | Tel: +44 (0)161 443 1918
Website CMS strategy designed and powered by hendersonline.com.
