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Front Cover of the June 2024 issue of Stand To! The June Issue of Stand To! has been sent out to our members. Sta...

So called 'practice trenches' at Browndown in Gosport, Hampshire that lay beneath heathland for decades have been gra...

It is often asked 'how exactly do you do it' when it comes to the identification of the current locations of aerial p...

Dear fellow members I am writing to advise you of a situation which has developed over the past few years and to ask...

A collection of Great War medals, including the first Victoria Cross awarded to a sailor, is expected to fetch £2m at...

From September 1914 to the end of the Great War and beyond Seaford hosted two large training camps (North Camp and So...

Project with Prizes for 12-14 year olds Newspapers were very important during the First World War. Because there was...

Our series of 'I Was There!' videos on the WFA's YouTube channel continue to receive 'rave reviews'. The current chap...

A 100 year old blood-stained fabric armband worn by Private Frank Pye has been discovered with his wartime diaries ca...

An annual year long project – starts 1 September 2024, closes 14 June 2025 Open to primary and secondary schools (i...

The Ministry of Defence's 'War Detectives' team (more formally the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorat...

A propeller from a first World War submarine which sank in Cork harbour has been recovered from the sea. The 162 ft G...