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1980-2010: Thirty Years of the WFA Remembering the First World War

Welcome to The Western Front Association: remembering the First World War

In 2010 the WFA celebrates our thirtieth anniversary. During those thirty years, the WFA has a proud record of remembering The First World War. Did you know, for example:

• the WFA publishes two excellent journals, Stand To! and the Bulletin?
• the WFA organises the annual Service o...
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WFA Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Thursday, 11th November 2010

Attendance at the WFA's annual Cenotaph Ceremony and at the subsequent service at the Guards Chapel is open to all Western Front Association members.

Members of the public are most welcome to view the ceremony.

WFA members must assemble in King Charles Street behind the archway and not at the junction with Whitehall. This will assist the marshals and w...

Stand To! No 89 August - September 2010

Stand To! No 89, the journal of the Western Front Association, is now being distributed to current subscribed members and overseas supporters of the WFA.

Stand To! is published three times a year in Dec/Jan, April/May and Aug/Sept.

The Editor is always prepared to consider original articles for publication.

Below you will find the contents list and an e...

Tickets still available: 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 Great War 1914 -1918.

To be held at The Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset from 10am to 5pm.

The guest speakers this year are:

The acclaimed Great War historian and author Richard van Emden

"Harry Patch: The Last Fighting Tommy."

Oral Historian at the Imperial W...

Bulletin No 87 June/July 2010

The Bulletin is the in-house magazine of the WFA. It is published three times a year in February/March, June/July and October/November.

As a subscribed member of the WFA, you will be sent your copy by post as soon as it is published. This publication, together with your copies of Stand To! which is also sent to you three times a year, form one of the...

Mapping the Front: Three New DVDs Released

The Western Front Association (in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum) is pleased to announce the publication of an additional three DVDs for the Mapping the Front Collection.

Each disc follows a theme or location. The new locations include the Arras, Loos and the German maps, all of which are organised around the British map sheet numbers.

These ne...

Vacancy for WFA Honorary Treasurer

Following a decision by WFA Treasurer Graham Clark to stand down, the WFA Trustees invite applications from suitable candidates for this position to take over as soon as possible.

All matters are up to date.

Role description .

Applicants should ideally be qualified accountants and applications, including a CV, should be sent to:

The Honorary Secretary

St...

Advertise your Business in the WFA's Online Yellow Pages

The Western Front Association (WFA) has introduced an online "Yellow Pages" directory for businesses to advertise their goods and services to the many visitors to the WFA's website.

If you run a business offering services linked to the Great War which you think will be of interest to our members and website visitors, you can advertise in the Yellow P...