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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 articles...
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TrenchMapper
This portal enables users to study thousands of trench maps from the First World War. To benefit from the full capabilities of this, members can use the full version in the members area of the website...
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The Imperial Western Front: Free Online Course
The Western Front Association in partnership with the University of Kent has produced a four-week course focused on the imperial dimension to the war on the Western Front.
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Stereoscope
Stereoscopic, or 3D, photography was very popular at the time of the Great War. Use the Filter function to select your area of interest from the thousands of images from the conflict that are available here...
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The Western Front Association. Latest News
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Spring Conference and AGM
Due to security requirements at the venue that is hosting the WFA's 2025 Spring conference and AGM, it is vital for m...
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First World War graffiti: Voices preserved in stone
A recent feature in The Past magazine explores a lesser-known aspect of First World War heritage—the thousands of ins...
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Sir Thomas Bradford's Medals Return to Durham
BBC News, North East and Cumbria reports that the medals of Sir Thomas Bradford, the only survivor of the remarkable...
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Upcoming ceremonies in France and Belgium
For those who are going to be out on the Western Front in April, there are a number of commemoration services and re-...
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Final WFA webinar until October
The last of the webinars that we undertake on Monday evenings will be taking place in a few days time. On Monday 7 A...
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Dates announced for 2025 WWI Symposium in Kansas City, USA
Beyond the Trenches: Indirect Approaches and Irregular Warfare in WWI Friday 24 – Saturday 25 October 2025 The Nation...
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Now open: WFA 2025 Masters Grant Scheme
The Western Front Association Masters Grant Scheme for 2025 is now open. The scheme provides students undertaking a r...
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Honouring Lance Corporal John Street: A Long-Awaited Burial in France
On 10th April 2025, after over a century, Lance Corporal John Street of the 1st Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Lanca...
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The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 with the purpose of furthering interest in the history of the First World War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served, on all sides, across all theatres and fronts, on land, at sea and in the air and at home, during the Great War. The Western Front Association is non-political and does not seek to glorify war. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits including our regular, high-quality publications Stand To! and Bulletin six times a year, access to the Stand To! archive, Gun Fire Archive, Military Factsheets and Pension Records database. In particular, belonging to The Western Front Association provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge of the First World War in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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'The Devons on 1st July 1916: The man who predicted where he would be killed, gilded youth and all of that …' - Ross...
02 Apr 2025 19:30 CambridgeshireSPEAKER UPDATE - 20 MAR 2025 The Devons on 1st July 1916: The man who predicted where he would be killed, gilded yout...
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Cambridgeshire Branch WFA Annual General Meeting - 2 April 2025
02 Apr 2025 21:00 CambridgeshireThe Cambridgeshire Branch WFA Annual General Meeting will take place after the usual monthly branch meeting on 2 Apri...
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Gallipoli: The Bravest of Follies - Rob Fleming
03 Apr 2025 19:20 MiddlesexThis talk explores the Dardanelles campaign in detail, looking at the participants, leadership figures, decision maki...
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Hoist with their own petard: The German capture of Fort Douaumont and its effect on the Battle of Verdun 1916
04 Apr 2025 19:30 Wales (South)Hoist with their own petard: The German capture of Fort Douaumont and its effect on the Battle of Verdun 1916 – a Zoo...
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Musical Box- The Tank Corps At Amiens 1918
05 Apr 2025 14:00 Wales (North)On the 8th August 1918 the Medium "A" Whippet tank known as "Musical Box", took part in the opening phase of the Batt...
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Sophie - the story of East Lothian's new Sopwith 1½ Strutter. A talk by Gerard Lohan.
06 Apr 2025 14:00 Scotland (South)Gerard's talk will endeavour to explain why you can find today a Sopwith 1½ Strutter in a fruit and veg shed in Conga...
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'18th July 1918: the REAL turning point of the Great War' by Rich Willis
06 Apr 2025 14:00 WiltshireOver the many years that the branch has held meetings, we have covered all sorts of subjects not necessarily confined...
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“Wounds, weddings and watchmaking” by Steve Erskine
07 Apr 2025 19:15 NorthumberlandWhat went on at Murren? The story of the men, who, deemed too badly wounded to rejoin the fighting were sent from Pri...
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'Keeping Open the Highway to India: the Defence of the Suez Canal, 1915 by Dr Adam Prime'
07 Apr 2025 19:30 Lancashire (North)'Keeping Open the Highway to India: The Defence of the Suez Canal, 1915 by Dr Adam Prime' The purpose of this talk...
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ONLINE: 'The War Underground 1914-18' by Simon Jones
08 Apr 2025 19:20 Kent (North West)Caption: The desolate landscape at Éparges About the talk: In 1914, the ancient siegecraft of military mining was rev...
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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2025 Spring Conference and AGM
05 Apr 2025 09:30Spring Conference and AGM – Saturday 5 April 2025 Start 10.15am (doors open from 9.30am). NOTE: This is now fully boo...
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ONLINE: British Cavalry on the Western Front by Prof Stephen Badsey
07 Apr 2025 20:00The presentation will be live and online. Of all the myths of the Western Front, those of the uselessness of cavalry...
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Dawn Commemoration of the Battle of Arras 2025
09 Apr 2025 06:30Image: Lt John Brooke - This is photograph is Q 5113 from the collections of the IWM - Troops of the 10th Battalion,...
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Vimy Ridge Day 2025
09 Apr 2025 15:00The Government of Canada will be holding a commemoration event at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial at 3pm on Wedne...
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ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2025: Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
25 Apr 2025 05:30This moving service will take place at the Australian National Memorial, France at 5.30am on Friday 25th April 2025....
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ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2025: Polygon Wood
25 Apr 2025 06:00Main Image: Lt Ernest Brooks - This photograph is © IWM (Q 2904) from the collections of the IWM: Australian troops,...
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WFA Battlefield Tour: Cambrai 1917 and 1918
19 Sep 2025 11:00The Western Front Association is delighted to offer a Battlefield Tour which will focus on the battles at and around...
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Remember: On This Day. 02 Apr 1917
The Western Front Association. Featured

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 art...
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The Latest WWI Podcast
The Western Front Association's podcasts 'Mentioned in Dispatches' with Dr Tom Thorpe are an eclectic mix of relaxed discussions with all kinds of contributors: experts in their particular fields,...
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World War I Book Reviews
First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
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World War I Articles
Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you wo...
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