The Western Front Association. Latest News
-
2019 calendar
The WFA 2019 Calendar is still available. This high-quality product which has received superb feedback includes first cl…
Read More -
1 - The WFA trustees plan for the future
The next AGM will take place on 27th April 2019. The current trustees will remain in post until then, or will leave earl…
Read More -
2 - LETTER TO WFA MEMBERS 12 Nov 2018
12th November 2018 Dear WFA member The Butte de Warlencourt This letter is to bring you up to date about the Butte de…
Read More -
3 - BACKGROUND: Butte de Warlencourt
Butte de Warlencourt Background Many members may now be aware of the decision to divest The Western Front Association …
Read More -
FREE EXHIBITION: Photographing the Fallen until 3 December
Photographing the Fallen is about Jeremy Gordon-Smith’s great great uncle Ivan Bawtree who was a war graves photographer…
Read More -
PENSION RECORDS LATEST: Further Release of 1.5 million Pension records
Explore the wealth of information to be found in the further release of another 1.5 million digitised Pension Records T…
Read More -
Announcing a new competition to foster interest and scholarship in the First World War among young historians Aged 16 – 19
THE COLIN HARDY MEMORIAL PRIZE Supported by the Western Front Association Do you have an interest in the First World…
Read More -
Major Tom’s War – despatches from the Front Line
Vee Walker has taken her personal Armistice commemoration one step further than most. In 2014 Vee translated a letter…
Read More -
Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association being made available on Ancestry
The Western Front Association are pleased to share the exciting news that Ancestry will be making available online fur…
Read More -
How to contribute your First World War artefacts to the Lest We Forget Archive
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation is working in collaboration with the University of Oxford to create a digital a…
Read More -
'Unremembered' : Take part in this national billboards campaign to remember the Labour Corps and mark the centenary of the Armistice
During the First World War, men and women from many dominion countries of the British Empire made a vital contribution…
Read More -
PODCAST : "A conscientious objector with a very seared conscience” + 'Wilfred Owen and Beyond' 26 - 28 October 2018
Dr Kate Kennedy, the organiser of the forthcoming Wilfred Owen conference at Wolfson College, Oxford gives a fascinating…
Read More
Benefits of Membership
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.
Read MoreJoin The WFA
Our aims are 'Remembrance and Sharing the History of the Great War'. You get 6 magazines per year. Currently there is a 3 extra months Free offer - ask office for details. For more information on how to join and what membership options are available, please click here.
For all enquiries, please contact the office:
+44 (0) 207 118 1914
The Western Front Association. Branch Events
-
'The First 100,000' with Prof John Bourne
14 Dec 2018 19:20 Lancashire and CheshireProf John Bourne will give a presentation on the First 100,000. On the outbreak of war, Kitchener, the new Minister …
Event Details -
'Major Richardson and the War Dog School' by Luci Gosling
14 Dec 2018 19:30 SussexLuci Gosling will be giving a presentation on Major Richardson and the War Dog School. Lt-Col. Richardson was Commanda…
Event Details -
Author Tim Cook and The Secret Life of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived The Great War
15 Dec 2018 09:30 Central OntarioCanada's award-winning war historian Tim Cook makes a return to the Central Ontario Branch, WFA, to talk about his lates…
Event Details -
'Harry Patch - The Last Fighting Tommy' with Richard van Emden
17 Dec 2018 20:00 Southend on SeaThe speaker for this years Festive Fish Fry meeting (Tickets in advance @ £7.50) is the renowned author and TV historian…
Event Details -
'Medals and Decorations of The Great War' by Jonathan Smith
19 Dec 2018 19:00 Leicestershire & RutlandJonathan Smith will be giving a presentation on 'Medals and Decorations of the First World War'.
Event Details -
'My Family in WW1' by Martyn James
19 Dec 2018 19:30 Lancashire (East)Martyn James will be giving a talk on his family in the First World War.
Event Details -
Christmas Party and Slide-Show Challenge
20 Dec 2018 19:30 AvonChristmas Party and slide-show challenge
Event Details -
Members' Christmas Night including the Annual Quiz
20 Dec 2018 19:30 London (East)The Annual Branch Christmas Night complete with Chris Daughter's Bumper Quiz, seasonal refreshments and a Special Guest …
Event Details -
Memorials to Victoria Cross holders of the Great War in the Royal Memorial Chapel of the Royal Military Academy
20 Dec 2018 20:00 Thames Valley20th December 2018 – NOTE DATE Peter Franklin: Memorials to Victoria Cross holders of the Great War in the Royal Memori…
Event Details
The Western Front Association. National Events
-
Annual General Meeting : 27 April 2019
27 Apr 2019 09:30Saturday 27th April 2019 at RAF Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP 9.30 am Doors Open/ Tea & C…
Event Details
Remember: On This Day. 14 Dec 1917
The Western Front Association. Featured
The Latest 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.
READ MORE
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!
READ MORE
Education
The Western Front Association was established to further knowledge of the First World War. In development, this section will provide educational resources. Resources are produced by teachers for teach…
READ MORE
World War I Book Reviews
Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, WFA members and keen readers.
READ MORE