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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…

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 …

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 …

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…

'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…

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 …

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…