The Western Front Association. Latest News
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Coming Soon: The Bulletin Archive
Drawing on the last 38 editions of Bulletin, the internal journal and newsletter of The Western Front Association, artic…
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The WFA's 2020 Calendar remains on sale
The Western Front Association's 2020 calendar remains available. Once again it features images of the battlefield taken …
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Gun Fire: the re-publication of a renowned WFA journal
Between 1985 and 2004 a magazine was regularly produced by Dr Alf Peacock, who was (between 1988 and 1997) the Chairman …
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Correction of transcription errors on Fold3
The feedback about the accuracy of the tagging (or indexing) of the WFA's pension records of Fold3 suggests this has bee…
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'1917' Is this the 'film of the year' or a 'turkey'?
The hype around the new Sam Mendes film '1917' is building up. The film is due to be released in the UK on 10 January. B…
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Stand To! Updated Full Contents Listing Issues 1 to 116
There are 116 issues of Stand To! Online. Spring 1981 to October 2019. There are over 1,600 articles here and a further …
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Verdun : Remembrance Sunday 10 November 2019
Report by Suzanne Make This year I decided to spend a few days over Armistice weekend with friends in Verdun. We took…
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The Cenotaph Forbury Gardens, Reading, Remembrance Sunday 2019
The 100th Anniversary of Remembrance Sunday in Reading was commemorated on Sunday 10th November in Reading Minster of St…
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Service of Remembrance held at Thorpe Le Fallows on 10th November 2019
Lincoln and North Lincolnshire branch Service of Remembrance. This was held at Thorpe Le Fallows on 10th November.
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Remembrance November 2019 : Sydney Australia
Report from Debbie Coupland in Australia. There are two Remembrance spaces in the city: the Cenotaph in Martin Place an…
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VIDEO: The WFA's Armistice Day commemoration 2019 at the Cenotaph
Every year, on the 11th day of the 11th month, The Western Front Association honour those who fell in the service of the…
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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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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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The Gallipoli Oak: A Story of a Family’s Unique Legacy to a Lancashire Fusilier by Dr Martin Purdy
17 Jan 2020 19:30 Lancashire and CheshirePLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE - NOW 17 JAN In March 1922 a Lancashire businessman stepped from a cruise ship onto the Gallip…
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'The Flowers in the Field - Nursing in the Great War' by Sandra Taylor
17 Jan 2020 19:30 Worcester & HerefordshireSandra Taylor will be giving a talk on nursing in the First World War.
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'Five Warwick VCs' with Ian Binnie
18 Jan 2020 14:00 BirminghamIan Binnie, local teacher and historian, explores the VCs awarded to Warwickshire men, during the First World War. Ia…
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'The Men of Wicklow Parish in The Great War' by John Goodman
18 Jan 2020 14:00 DublinIn 1916 The Wicklow Newsletter published a roll of honour of the 58 men from Wicklow (CoI) Parish that were serving, or …
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The Allied Occupation of Constantinople - Nigel Crompton
18 Jan 2020 14:30 Ox & BucksWith the occupation of Constantinople, Allied Forces were faced with numerous issues not normally associated with an occ…
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'The Blockade of Germany 1914 -18' by David Thompson
20 Jan 2020 19:15 NorthumberlandDavid Thompson will be giving a talk on The Blockade of Germany 1914 -18 IMAGE: The hunger strikes in Berlin. A deli…
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April Fools? The Formation Of The RAF with Andy Robertshaw
20 Jan 2020 20:00 Southend on SeaThe renowned historian, author and TV presenter Andy Robertshaw makes a welcome return to the branch to present what has…
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The Battles of La Bassée, Armentières and Messines 1914
21 Jan 2020 19:30 Cleveland‘Little of that Seed Remained’ – The Battles of La Bassée, Armentières and Messines 1914 IMAGES: Rue de Lille, Arm…
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'The Royal Flying Corps' by Ron Gadd
22 Jan 2020 19:30 Wales (Gwent)The Royal Flying Corps by Ron Gadd
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A New Year Medley of presentations
25 Jan 2020 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)A New Year Medley of presentations, including:- Branch Tour 2019 The Butte de Warlencourt Postcard - a story Grov…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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30 January : ‘Reconstructing Flanders' fields after the Great War’ with Dries Claeys
30 Jan 2020 18:00Although the war damage in Belgium was nowhere near the scale of the French 'regions dévastées', the Belgian countryside…
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31 Jan to 1 Feb : 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium
31 Jan 2020 09:30The 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium will be hosted at the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester on 31 January / 1…
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5 February: King George V in the Great War by Alexandra Churchill
05 Feb 2020 17:30George V was somewhat of an unknown entity to his subjects on the outbreak of war. By 1918 he had established himself as…
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13 February : 'Imagining the West Indian soldier: from empire to multicultural commemoration' with Richard Smith
13 Feb 2020 19:00The role of the 16,000–strong British West Indies Regiment in the First World War has been recuperated from a marginalis…
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27 February : ‘Preparing the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for the next hundred years: horticultural challenges in …
27 Feb 2020 18:00This paper will explore the challenges and tasks facing the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in a changing world. Fo…
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8 April : 'Amateur Soldiering Tradition in Britain and the Empire 1899 to 1945' with Professor Gary Sheffield
08 Apr 2020 19:30Gary Sheffield, Honorary President of The Western Front Association will be speaking at this event on the amateur soldie…
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23 May 2020 : 8th President's Conference - Theme '1915 Revisited'
23 May 2020 09:00This annual event is held at the Tally Ho! Club, Birmingham each May. The theme, with speakers to be confirmed, is '191…
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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
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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