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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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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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TrenchMapper
This portal enables users to study thousands of trench maps from the First World War. To benefit from the full capabilities of this, members can use the full version in the members area of the website...
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The Western Front Association. Latest News
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The Colin Hardy Memorial Prize is now open for written projects and video presentations for 2022
The Colin Hardy Memorial Prize is supported by The Western Front Association This is an annual competition which aims…
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Lt Col (Retd) Graham William Parker, OBE : Rest in Peace
It is with deep regret we have learned that Lt Col (Retd) Graham Parker, OBE has passed away. Graham was one of The West…
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Awardees of The Western Front Association’s PhD Grant scheme are announced
The Western Front Association is delighted to announce the winners of its third annual PhD Grant Scheme. The Scheme …
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Out Now! Bulletin February 2022
Editor: Ralph Lomas CONTENTS Page(s) Annual Service of Remembrance 2/11 …
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President's Conference 2022: '1917: The Darkest Year? ' Details Announced
We are delighted to announce The Western Front Association's 10th President's Conference is now available to be booked. …
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Virtual Battlefield Tour 24th February: 'Yorkshiremen, Highlanders and Champagne: The Attack on the Ardre Valley July 1918'
The final 'Virtual Battlefield Tour' in this series will be going live on Thursday 24 February. We will be visiting 'vir…
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Education 2022 : Animals at War – The Winners
This year’s autumn competition for school invited students in Key Stage 3 students (12-14 year olds) to think about th…
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Out Now! Stand To ! No. 125 January 2022
From the Editor Welcome to the first edition of Stand To! for 2022. As I write this in late December, COVID–19 is sti…
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Battlefield Tours in 2022 by The Western Front Association in conjunction with Battle Honours Ltd
Members of The Western Front Association may be keen to get back out onto the battlefields, if so why not join other m…
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Have your say - Interviewees sought for the 'Mentioned in Dispatches' podcast series
'Mentioned in Dispatches' is The Western Front Association's long running weekly podcast on the First World War. Where…
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Lochnagar Walkway Appeal
For many battlefield tourists over the years, one of the 'must visit' places on the Somme is the Lochnagar Crater at La …
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Virtual Tour #2: Aubers 1915. Deadlock, Disappointment and Disaster in Flanders
The second of the new season of 'Virtual Tours' is now available. Essentially, Aubers was a one day battle, in the for…
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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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Using the Red Cross Records as a Resource For Researching British Prisoners of War/George Henry Archer - The Story Behin…
08 Apr 2022 19:30 Midlands (East)Unfortunately Roger Penny will not be able to give his talk on the Battle of the Marne from the French perspective as pr…
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‘Missing-Died-Survived’ with Guy Senior
08 Apr 2022 19:30 Worcester & Herefordshire‘Missing-Died-Survived’ is the story of three brothers who fought on the Western Front: Joseph, Walter and George Senior…
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Dr Graham Kemp 'Experiences of The Royal Flying Corps in the Desert 1914-1917'
11 Apr 2022 18:45 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)Dr Graham Kemp has been a historian of the Great War for over 40 years. He is a retired tour guide/museum guide at Lanc…
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A Neutral View of the War? The work of the cartoonist Louis Raemaekers - Michael O’Brien
12 Apr 2022 19:30 Cheltenham & GloucesterDuring the First World War, Dutch editorial cartoonist Louis Raemaekers was a fierce critic of the German invasion of Be…
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DOUG SMITH ~ HARTLEBURY VAD HOSPITAL.
13 Apr 2022 19:45 Heart of EnglandDoug will be giving a talk based on his book "Cheer, Boys, it's Hartlebury !" which tells the story of the 430 men who a…
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Death & Service CWGC of Somerset - Richard Cooper-Knight
13 Apr 2022 19:45 SomersetDeath & Service CWGC in Somerset. The author Richard Cooper-Knight looks at some of the 800 plus CWGC graves in 240…
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"Albert Ball and his Aircraft " -a talk by Brett Goodyear
13 Apr 2022 20:00 EssexAn April tradition at the Essex Branch is the Bill Fulton Memorial Lecture, in honour of our past Chairman. Long-standin…
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ONLINE: 'The Clickity Clicks' The 66th (2nd East Lancs) Division (TF) with Rob Thompson
16 Apr 2022 14:00 BirminghamThe 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division (TF) during the Great War. The history of a little-known, so-called 'third ra…
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Ian Castle presents 'The Forgotten Blitz and the Defeat of the Zeppelins
16 Apr 2022 14:30 Ox & BucksIan is a well respected on the subject of Balloons, Ballooning and Zeppelins. He looks at the Bitz, its effect on moral …
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Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, Father of the RAF?
16 Apr 2022 14:30 YorkshireDespite his relative anonymity, David Henderson was at the centre of events that led to the creation of the Royal Flyi…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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2022 Spring Conference and AGM
09 Apr 2022 09:30Programme for the day 9:30am Doors open. Teas/coffees 10.15am Welcome by the Chair 10.20am ‘Three Days at Marfaux:…
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ONLINE: Kitchener’s influence on the war in Africa
18 Apr 2022 20:00The presentation will be live and online. That the First World War was fought in Africa is becoming more well-known, a…
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The Big Quiz Night
21 Apr 2022 20:00The Big Quiz returns for the month of April ! This will take an hour or so and will start at 8pm (UK time) on Thursday …
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Gallipoli Day at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield
23 Apr 2022 10:00The 25th April is commemorated throughout the U.K., Eire, Australasia and other parts of the world, as ANZAC/Gallipoli D…
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ONLINE: The Gallipoli landings: Holding the initiative
25 Apr 2022 20:00The presentation will be live and online. It's now 107 years since the Gallipoli landings took place, and still ther…
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ONLINE: Analysing the Enemy: Major James Cuffe and Third Ypres
09 May 2022 20:00The presentation will be live and online. Today, Major James Cuffe would be described as a senior intelligence analyst…
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Remember: On This Day. 08 Apr 1918
The Western Front Association. Featured
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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