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Fromelles: Update Jul 2010

Fromelles: Update Jul 2010

Another Corner of a Forgotten Field: Fromelles, Northern France, 1916-2009

Introduction

From time to time, even today, the human remains of Great War soldiers are found on the former battlefields of the Western Front. Obviously, the chances of finding ...

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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 Great War Nurse's Photo Album - now with addenda by Sue Light

A Great War Nurse's Photo Album - now with addenda by Sue Light

The WFA has, very generously, been given permission to present over 130 fascinating and original images from the Photographic Album of a Nurse in the Great War.

The finder, Bob Cleary,  writes in his original posting on http://www.toysoldierschat.com :...

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Surviving Veterans of The Great War

Surviving Veterans of The Great War

According to Wikipedia , with the sad passing of John Babcock in February, 2010, there are now just three Great War veterans left alive.

The total number of participating personnel in The Great War is estimated by the Encyclopaedia Britannica at 65,038,81...

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"And what did you do in the Great War? Mr Churchill?"

Introduction

Winston Leonard Spencer 'Winnie' Churchill (hereafter WLSC) had an amazing war. He strode the dizzy heights of high office and public acclaim. But felt the pangs of public disapprobation, taking the major blame for failed policies of war ...

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WFA AGM 2010 Presentations 2: Haig - The Accidental Victor? WFA AGM 2010 Lecture given by WFA Vice President, Professor Gary Sheffield. Gary Sheffield was given a very warm welcome as he took the stage to deliver his lecture ‘1918: Was Douglas Haig ‘The Accidental Victor' of the First World War?'. The remainder of the talk can be found using the "Video" link in the Resources menu below.

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30 July 1916 Sdt Josef Hensteiger
article thumbnailSdt Josef Hensteiger, Kgl Bayer Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr 18 (15 Bde, Bay Res Div). From Hof, Bavaria, Josef had served at the front since February 1915 and had fought in the Vosges before...

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Fromelles 2010: Ceremony Photographs

Correlli Barnett, WFA President, Bruce Simpson, Chairman, Martin Hornby, Vice-Chairman and...

 

WWI: Finding the Lost Battalions

Channel Four: 19 July at 8pm. NB Now available on Channel 4 Catch Up for 28 days from 20 ...

 

RBL Cenotaph Ceremony: Sunday, 14 November 2010

Once again the WFA has been invited to apply for tickets for the RBL Cenotaph Ceremony whi...

 

The Western Front Association's Autumn Lecture Day: "Remembrance" (16 Oct 2010)

The Western Front Association presents the Fourth Bi-Annual Series of Lectures on the Grea...

 

British Archaeologists find Missing Anzac - 90 years on

In August 2008, archaeologists from the group No Man's Land - The European Group for Great...

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