Recent and the latest news from the Western Front Association
New WFA website on its way
We are delighted to announce that we are planning to launch a new website for The Western Front Association in Decemb...
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WFA member chronicles grandfather's journey from Boer War to Palestine
As part of Remembrance season, the Fusilier Museum at the Tower of London hosted a book launch by WFA member Paul Bl...
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From goal line to firing line: Robert ‘Pom Pom’ Whiting
In the collective memory of Brighton and Hove Albion, few names from the pre-First World War era resonate as strongly...
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Report on the 2025 joint WFA-Gallipoli Association conference
The Gallipoli Association and The Western Front Association welcomed a sellout crowd in the RAF Club, Piccadilly on S...
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Latest 'I Was There!' episodes available
As the WFA's 'I Was There!' project progresses through the 1915 accounts, we have a few more episodes to share which...
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The Surrey town that fell silent three years before the king’s decree
Having recently observed Armistice Day 2025, many of us have just participated in the ritual that defines our collect...
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Dr. Tim Cook Has Passed Away
Dr. Tim Cook, one of Canada’s most distinguished military historians, passed away on 26 October 2025 at the age of...
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Photo essay: RND war memorial rededicated in London
The Royal Naval Division war memorial on Horse Guards Parade in London has been rededicated following restoration wor...
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11 November 2025: photos from the Cenotaph, Whitehall
On Armistice Day, 11 November 2025, The Western Front Association once again led the service of remembrance at the Ce...
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Arrangements for the Armistice Day Ceremony: 11 November 2025
We are pleased to say that once again The Western Front Association will lead the commemorations on 11 November at th...
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First World War soldiersʼ bottled messages found on Australian beach aft...
A chance discovery on a Western Australian beach has brought voices from the First World War back to life, as message...
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Can you help schools research their local First World War history?
Volunteer as a research link for the Malcolm Doolin Award 2025 The Western Front Association runs an annual competiti...
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