The Western Front Association. Latest News
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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 WFA's 2019 Armistice commemoration at the Cenotaph
Images of The Western Front Association's 25th, 11th November Cenotaph Armistice Commemoration. We are grateful to Jeff…
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VIDEO : Cerys Matthews reading 'And death shall have no dominion' at The WFA's 2019 Armistice ceremony
The Western Front Association holds a ceremony for members, guests and the general public every Armistice Day to mark th…
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The WFA's Annual Commemoration of Armistice Day
Every year The Western Front Association organises the Armistice Day commemorations around the Cenotaph. The only except…
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11 November : 25 years since the re-inauguration of the Armistice Day ceremony at the Whitehall Cenotaph by The Western Front Association
It is 25 years since The Western Front Association successfully campaigned to re-inaugurate the Whitehall Cenotaph cer…
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The War Budget Illustrated : Are you interested ?
A local gentleman to Thames Valley branch found around 65 copies of the War Budget Illustrated when he and his partner w…
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Release of ‘Mutiny’ : Black British veterans tell their story of the Great War
A secret history of the First World War that the British Empire tried to hide” Black British veterans tell their story o…
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Territorials in 1915 by Dr Bill Mitchinson
The WFA's Youtube channel continues to attract interest, with over 2600 subscribers. In the latest video that has just…
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A new set of 1 million pension records have been published
We are delighted to announce that another set of Pension Records have been published by our partners Ancestry on their F…
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First World War Centenary Programme. A Report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Support
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT << HERE The overall conclusion to be drawn from this section is that the First World …
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Free and open to all : A series of eight Thursday evening seminars in Canterbury and Ypres 2019 - 2020
In Flanders Fields Museum and the School of History/Gateways to the First World War,University of Kent present a sixth s…
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News from Ypres 25
[This regular item by Dr Dominiek Dendooven, researcher and curator at the In Flanders Fields Museum, detailing recent a…
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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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Clearing the Dead From The Battlefields 1919-1941 - Talk by Peter Hodgkinson
18 Nov 2019 20:00 Southend on SeaClearing the Dead From The Battlefields 1919-1941 - Talk by Peter Hodgkinson Between the wars a process similar to mode…
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General Judy - Michel Orr
20 Nov 2019 19:30 AvonGeneral Judy - The career of Sir Hugh Jeudwine by Michael Orr. Hugh Jeudwine became a commander of a Infantry brigade i…
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Branch AGM followed by “Shot at Dawn”
20 Nov 2019 19:45 SurreyThe first part of the meeting will be the AGM. This normally takes about 20 minutes. The Branch committee will share t…
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'The Cheerful Sacrifice' with Jon Nicholls
21 Nov 2019 19:30 London (East)Jonathan Nicholls is an independent guide to the battlefields of the Western Front 1914-18, with over 40 years experie…
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‘Evacuation From Cape Helles’ by Peter Hart
25 Nov 2019 19:15 NorthumberlandPeter Hart will be giving his talk on the ‘Evacuation From Cape Helles’
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Lessons From the Mud: 55th (West Lancashire) Division at Third Ypres
25 Nov 2019 19:30 Leyland & Central LancashireFollowing the division's two attacks at Third Ypres, General Jeudwine ordered 'post operational reports' from his subord…
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‘The Munster Man and The Iron Man’ with Pat Sheehan
27 Nov 2019 19:30 CorkFurther details to follow although Pat doesn’t give much away in advance. However, Pat’s talks are always well research…
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'The Biggest Single Piece of Work since the Pharaohs - the role of the Imperial War Graves Commission, 1917-39' by Prof …
28 Nov 2019 19:30 Kent (North West)George V with IWGC founder, Fabian Ware (3rd right), at Tyne Cot cemetery in 1922 Photos: Courtesy Imperial War Museum …
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November meeting - Change of Speaker - Professor Peter Stanley - ‘Terriers’ in India: British Territorials 1914-19.
28 Nov 2019 20:00 Thames ValleyIn 1914 three divisions of Territorials volunteered to go to India to allow its regular garrison to go to the Western Fr…
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AGM followed by Austen Mitchell: A meteorologist's War
29 Nov 2019 19:00 Devon and Cornwall7 pm AGM followed by Austen Mitchell talking about how mapping the weather became important to the war effort. Covering …
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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21 November : ‘Returning Veterans, Pilgrimage and British War Cemeteries of the Western Front’ with Tim Godden
21 Nov 2019 19:00‘To anyone who knew this territory as it appeared after the battle, it is fascinating to stand at a point such as Dantzi…
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27 November: ‘Clausewitz as an early theoretician of hybrid warfare’ with Dr Andreas Herberg-Rote
27 Nov 2019 17:15Dr Andreas Herberg-Rote on ‘Clausewitz as an early theoretician of hybrid warfare’
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16 January : '"An elegy of mud, blood and darkness" : Australian war writing and the third battle of Ypres’ with Matt Ha…
16 Jan 2020 19:00‘The year 1917 had been one of disaster for our arms in all save the Messines attack’ wrote the Australian ex-serviceman…
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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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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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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 Nov 1917
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
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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
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