The Western Front Association. Latest News
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Announcing the availability of the Great War databases 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918'
These Great War databases are available for public access: 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918' Or URL h…
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Laxton Village Remembers : Saturday 13 April 10:30am
Laxton Village, Northamptonshire, remembers the seven men from the village who served and died with the last, Cecil Shut…
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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Bob Wyatt
It is with great sadness that The Western Front Association mourns the death of Bob Wyatt, such a significant figure i…
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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Charles Messenger
Charles Messenger served for 21 years as an officer in the British Royal Tank Regiment and for 13 with the British Ter…
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Congratulations to Professor Peter Simkins on turning 80 today
We are delighted to mark the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Simkins MBE, the President of The Western Front Associatio…
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A Night in the West End 1914-1918
Saturday 27th April 2019 A free lecture-concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert…
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Throughout May join The CWGC for Sunday Tours of Brookwood Military Cemetery
Tours every Sunday (except Easter Sunday) until the end of May. This spring, visitors to the Commonwealth War Graves …
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The Soldier by Rachel Wagstaff
MESH is delighted to announce we're back in Flanders this Autumn with our acclaimed production of THE SOLDIER by award-w…
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Deadline Reminder: Entries to the inaugural Colin Hardy Memorial Prize close 30 April 2019
Do you have an interest in the First World War? Colin Hardy's family invite papers of between 3,000 and 6,000 words (ex…
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Booking now for St Hugh's Armistice Tree Centenary Celebration 6 April 2019
Join us at St Hugh's for this special occasion, as we celebrate 100 years since the planting in 1919 of the beautiful Ma…
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The Western Front Association PhD Scholarship Programme– student and tutor information and application form for 2019
WFA PhD Scholarship Programme 2019 Student and tutor information and application form for 2019 Overview Applications…
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A Brief Guide showing how to use The Western Front Association's Library Edition of Fold 3
Below is a short video created to help demonstrate some functions - and results - from the WFA's 'Library Edition' of Fo…
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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.
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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.
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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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Branch AGM followed by 'Walter Harvey Hallam - an ordinary man'. A play written by Alison Raymond with music from Watfor…
20 Apr 2019 14:30 Ox & BucksA new direction for the Branch having a play with music after our Branch AGM. Written by Alison Raymond this will be an …
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Talk: ‘The Whippet Tank’ by Robert Langham
22 Apr 2019 19:15 NorthumberlandTalk: ‘The Whippet Tank’ by Robert Langham
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'The Commonwealth War Graves Commission' with Tony Stubbs
25 Apr 2019 19:30 Spalding and South LincsTony Stubbs will be giving a presentation on The Commonwealth War Graves Commission - 1918 to the present day.
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David Filsell Death and the Air Aces -Leadership: death, success and failure of those who fought in the air.
25 Apr 2019 20:00 Thames ValleyDavid Filsell Death and the Air Aces -Leadership: death, success and failure of those who fought in the air. David h…
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Mike Coyle Comparing the Battle of the Somme 1916 and the Battle of Arras
26 Apr 2019 19:30 Devon and CornwallBoth battles were equally fierce, both with heavy losses, yet 100 years on, the Somme lives in our consciousness whilst …
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16 Squadron RFC / RAF: An Army Cooperation Unit in the First World War by Colin Buxton
27 Apr 2019 14:30 Scotland (North)Colin Buxton will be giving a talk about 16 Squadron during the First World War.
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'The 8th Lincolns at Loos, 1915' a talk by Nigel Atter
29 Apr 2019 19:00 Lincoln & North LincolnshireNigel Atter presents his talk “The 8th Lincolns at Loos, 1915”. He discuses the gallant actions of the 8th Lincs to debu…
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'British POWs on the Western Front' by Richard Lloyd
01 May 2019 19:30 CambridgeshireThis presentation, whose full title is "The Treatment of British Prisoners of War by the Germans on the Western Front" i…
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The Chilwell Explosion, 1 July 1918 --- By John Beckett
07 May 2019 19:30 ChesterfieldThe National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, was a World War I United Kingdom Government-owned explosives Filling F…
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The Aftermath 3 Follow on Wars - Mike Shaw
08 May 2019 19:30 SomersetThe Aftermath by Mike Shaw Mike will explore the 3 Follow on Wars on the Eastern Front as revolution and self determi…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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27 April: 2019 Spring Conference and AGM RAF Cosford Museum
27 Apr 2019 09:30Portrait of a British soldier, taken prisoner by the Germans, probably in April 1918 Programme for the Day …
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27 April: A Night in the West End 1914-1918
27 Apr 2019 18:30A free lecture-concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert Band at Westgate Hall,…
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1 May: 'The British Army and the End of the First World War' by Jonathan Boff
01 May 2019 17:30The Talk Dr Jonathan Boff will discuss the transformation undergone by the British army during the First World War an…
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7 May: The 46th (North Midland) Division and the First World War
07 May 2019 17:30The John Terraine Lecture to be delivered by Professor John Bourne. This event will celebrate Prof Bourne’s 70th birthd…
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14 May: Zeebrugge: The making of a legend
14 May 2019 15:00Tuesday 14th May 2019, 3pm-7pm Keynes College, University of Kent Join the Gateways to the First World War team for a …
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17 May: Contested Commemorations: Reflections on the First World War Centenary.
17 May 2019 10:00Reflections on the First World War Centenary. A Royal Historical Society Symposium at the Open University A F…
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27 - 28 June: TWO DAY CONFERENCE: Peace making after the First World War 1919-1923
27 Jun 2019 09:30To mark the centenary of the signature of the Treaty of Versailles, this two day conference explores the peace making pr…
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Remember: On This Day. 20 Apr 1916
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
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.
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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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