The Western Front Association. Latest News
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Announcing 'Illusions of Peace' Digital Conference
The years after 1918 did not, as popular myth would have it, bring about universal peace. In fact, the ‘war to end all w…
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106 years after their deaths, the bodies of 5 Poilus identified
The remains of 14 soldiers from the First World War were unearthed last summer at Châtelet-sur-Retourne (north east of R…
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The wreath laying at the Cenotaph 2020
The Cenotaph Ceremony at the Cenotaph was a small affair compared to usual years. In the short film below we show the ev…
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The Western Front Association's 2021 Calendar
The Western Front Association's 2021 calendar is now available. Once again it features images of the battlefield taken …
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Virtual Battlefield Tours - Registration is now open
We are very pleased to be able to start taking bookings for the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours which the WFA has co…
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Virtual Battlefield tours - details of tours announced!
We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively…
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Armistice Day 2020 at the Cenotaph
I have had a number of different new experiences since taking the Chair of The Western Front Association during the summ…
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'A Letter to the Unknown Warrior'
We are delighted to announce by the time of closure of our 'Letter to the Unknown Warrior' project at 10pm on Tuesday …
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The Centenary of the Unknown Warrior
Every year on Armistice Day, The Western Front Association holds a ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. This has been ser…
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Cenotaph commemorations 2020
Sadly, the annual commemoration at the Cenotaph in Whitehall has been seriously curtailed this year, but in conjunction …
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Armistice Day Commemoration 2020 Video
For those of you who like me watched the Covid restricted Remembrance Sunday coverage from the BBC probably would agree …
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Virtual Tours of the Battlefields
As most of us are unable to visit the battlefields during the Covid-19 pandemic, we will be bringing the battlefields to…
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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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ONLINE Zoom Meeting - The men who planned the war by Paul Harris
20 Jan 2021 20:00 SurreyThe men who planned the war by Paul Harris We welcome Paul Harris, a leading researcher into leadership during WW1, who…
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"German and other tanks -- "Vorsprung Durch Technik" By Chris John.
23 Jan 2021 14:30 DublinONLINE LECTURE "German and other tanks -- "Vorsprung Durch Technik". By Chris John. Chris will give an overvie…
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ONLINE: 'The Dover Patrol' by Robin Brodhurst
28 Jan 2021 19:45 Kent (North West)Online talks: This online talk starts at 19:45 and ends about 21:00. Participating is quick and easy. The only equipme…
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CANCELLED-'Hindenburg Line 1918' by Simon Peaple
03 Feb 2021 19:30 CambridgeshireSimon Peaple, a published author, will be giving a illustrated presentation on 'The Hindenburg Line 1918' so if you woul…
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POSTPONED Lawrence of Mesopotamia - Dr Paul Knight
06 Feb 2021 14:30 WessexDr Paul Knight is a freelance author, historian and Army Reserve officer. He has published books on 'The British Army in…
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ZOOM TALK: Dr Fionnuala Walsh will talk on her latest book ‘Irish Women and the Great War’
10 Feb 2021 20:00 Antrim and DownDr Fionnuala Walsh, Lecturer/Assistant Professor at University College Dublin, talks about her book on the impact of the…
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Online : “ 1914 – From Tidworth To The Marne “ - Geoff Massey ZOOM
20 Feb 2021 14:00 Birmingham“ 1914 – From Tidworth To The Marne “ - Geoff Massey ZOOM A look at how the 2nd Cavalry Brigade employed their Pr…
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"Leadership in the RFC and RAF" by David Spruce
03 Mar 2021 19:30 CambridgeshireThis presentation will be exploring the different aspects of leadership of the newest branch of the British forces and h…
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ZOOM TALK: Dr Tom Thorpe will talk on his research into ‘German combat motivation on the Eastern Front during the Second…
10 Mar 2021 20:00 Antrim and DownDr Tom Thorpe, independent scholar and Secretary of the Antrim and Down Branch, discusses his research into the combat m…
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ONLINE: “ Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One “ - Phil Robinson ZOOM
20 Mar 2021 14:00 Birmingham“ Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One “ - Phil Robinson ZOOM Narrow Gauge Railways of World War One The story o…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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ONLINE: 'John Terraine and Me and the 46th Division: A Personal Odyssey' by Prof John Bourne
18 Jan 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. We are delighted to be able to have Prof John Bourne talking to us. The prese…
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Virtual Battlefield Tour #2: The Battle for Scimitar Hill, 1915
21 Jan 2021 19:30We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively…
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ONLINE: Illusions of Peace
23 Jan 2021 11:30The years after 1918 did not, as popular myth would have it, bring about universal peace. In fact, the ‘war to end all w…
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ONLINE: Murphy's Law on the Somme, 1916
25 Jan 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. Murphy's Law states that 'anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.' This ta…
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ONLINE: 'There is no mistaking a giant howitzer': the Royal Artillery War Memorial and the work of the veteran as sculpt…
28 Jan 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The Royal Artillery War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, London, is one of the m…
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ONLINE: From success to failure at Loos
01 Feb 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. This talk by Julian Whippy considers both the early success and the subsequen…
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Virtual Battlefield Tour #3: A Lousy Wood on the Somme, 1916
04 Feb 2021 19:30We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively…
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ONLINE: Lemons, Chewing Gum, Whale Oil and Rivets: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Army Service Corps on th…
08 Feb 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. The ASC tended to be the butt of the Western Front joke but without them ther…
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ONLINE: Edgar Mobbs – A rugby icon in the First World War
11 Feb 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online. Edgar Mobbs was a superstar of rugby – a huge celebrity in his home town of N…
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ONLINE: 'We Marched Away into Serbia' The 10th (Irish) Division at Kosturino, December 1915
15 Feb 2021 20:00The presentation will be live and online Following the evacuation of Gallipoli, the 10th (Irish) Division was sent to t…
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Remember: On This Day. 17 Jan 1918
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, 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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