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Jellicoe of Scapa

Jellicoe of Scapa

John Jellicoe (1859-1935) was famously described as ‘The only man who could have lost the war in an afternoon’ by Winston Churchill in his book ‘The World Crisis.’

Jellicoe, born in Hampshire to a family with naval traditions, joined the Navy ...

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Sopwith Aircraft: a Guide to Sopwith Military and Naval Aircraft of the Great War

Sopwith Aircraft: a Guide to Sopwith Military and Naval Aircraft of the Great War

Introduction

In 1914 a mixture of Sopwith types appeared with the RFC and RNAS. From 1916 the company concentrated on the production of single-seat scout (fighter) aircraft powered by rotary engines but also experimented with other types. Many aspec...

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A tour of the V Corps Cemeteries on the Redan Ridge (Somme)

A tour of the V Corps Cemeteries on the Redan Ridge (Somme)

The Redan Ridge is a neglected part of the Somme Battlefield. Sitting between the frequently visited Serre Road and Beaumont Hamel, it has few roads and is exposed to extremes of weather: incredibly hot in summer but desolate in winter. It attracts f...


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A corner of a foreign field: who was William Blower

A corner of a foreign field: who was William Blower

In the Thanet Advertiser dated 11 August 1917 there was a brief report that an Australian munitions worker, William Blower, had died at Ramsgate General Hospital on 26 July 1917 aged 56. He was buried in Ramsgate Cemetery at plot KC 358 in a grave by...

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‘Lloyd George's Beer' or When It Was Illegal to Buy Your Round

‘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...

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Recorded at the WFA's AGM, 2011

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4 February 1915 Sdt Nicolas Baptiste
article thumbnail1762 Sdt Nicolas Baptiste, 5e BCP. From Ambierle, Nicolas was born on 19 August 1891. Residing at St Bonnet-des-Quarts at the time of his enlistment, Nicolas was already a serving soldier at...

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WFA AGM, Oxford, 14 April 2012

Please note that the thirty-first Annual General Meeting of The Western Front Association ...

 

See the WFA at the Olympia Exhibition Centre for Who Do You Think You Are 2012

The Western Front Association will once again be one of the main players in the Military P...

 

Upcoming Historial Exhibition: The Missing of the Somme

The theme of the exhibition will be remembrance and this will be illustrated by reference ...

 

A New Year Message from the Chairman

As Chairman of the WFA, I wish you and all your family a very happy 2012. As the year 201...

 

New Dublin Branch Proposed

There is a lot of work currently going on to develop a new Dublin branch of the WFA. Ian ...

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