• Pension Records

    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 (Public)

    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 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

    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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  • Oak Grove College: 2025 Ypres Trip Review

    Oak Grove College: 2025 Ypres Trip Review

    As a result of a generous donation from a member, the Western Front Association is able to support a number of specia...

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  • Never Such Innocence Military Kid’s Choir in Ypres

    Never Such Innocence Military Kid’s Choir in Ypres

    As a result of a generous donation from a member, The Western Front Association is able to support a number of specia...

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  • I Was There! - another chapter of episodes has commenced

    I Was There! - another chapter of episodes has commenced

    The latest series of videos from the 'I Was There!' project has just been published. In these videos we are 'voicing'...

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  • The Western Front Association PhD Grant Scheme is open for 2025

    The Western Front Association PhD Grant Scheme is open for 2025

    The Western Front Association is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 PhD Grant Scheme. The aim of the scheme...

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  • Own a piece of history: worldʼs only airworthy WWI bomber is on the market

    Own a piece of history: worldʼs only airworthy WWI bomber is on the market

    A remarkable and exceedingly rare aircraft, the 1918 Airco DH.9, serial number E-8894 (registered G-CDLI), is being o...

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  • A Gate to The Past reborn

    A Gate to The Past reborn

    In a post earlier this year, we told the story of a remarkable World War One mural painted on double gates at a house...

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  • Unsigned First World War watercolours: can you help identify the artist?

    Unsigned First World War watercolours: can you help identify the artist?

    The Western Front Association has recently been contacted by an enquirer who has eight watercolours, painted by an un...

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  • Stoke-on-Trent seeks relatives of WWI heroes

    Stoke-on-Trent seeks relatives of WWI heroes

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched an appeal to trace living relatives of two Victoria Cross recipients from th...

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Benefits of Membership

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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  • Saxons on the Lys: The April 1918 Offensive from the German Perspective by Alastair Fraser

    Saxons on the Lys: The April 1918 Offensive from the German Perspective by Alastair Fraser

    15 Sep 2025 19:45 Tyneside

    The German Army had undergone a battering in 1917: in the spring of 1918 it was time to get their own back. This talk...

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  • ‘Smith-Dorrien and the Mons Campaign,’ by Dr. David Keable-Elliott

    ‘Smith-Dorrien and the Mons Campaign,’ by Dr. David Keable-Elliott

    15 Sep 2025 20:00 Southend on Sea

    In 1914, General Horace Smith Dorrien took command of II Corps only hours before the Battle of Mons started; and was...

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  • ONLINE 'Development of British battlefield air support 1917-18' by Dr James Halstead

    ONLINE 'Development of British battlefield air support 1917-18' by Dr James Halstead

    16 Sep 2025 19:20 Kent (North West)

    Caption: Sopwith Camels over the Western Front About this talk: Based on original research, this talk explores the d...

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  • Pyramids and Fleshpots by Stuart Hadaway

    Pyramids and Fleshpots by Stuart Hadaway

    17 Sep 2025 19:45 Surrey

    Stuart will provide an overview of the campaigns in and around Egypt in 1914 -16.  In 1914, the Suez Canal was seen a...

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  • 'World War I and Votes for Women' with Naomi Paxton

    'World War I and Votes for Women' with Naomi Paxton

    18 Sep 2025 19:30 London (East)

    Dr Naomi Paxton examines the question of whether the contribution of women in the Great War ultimately led to the suc...

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  • ‘The Life and Career of Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson’ by Colin Harnett.

    ‘The Life and Career of Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson’ by Colin Harnett.

    19 Sep 2025 19:30 Worcestershire & Herefordshire

    This talk concentrates on Wilson's work to prepare the British Expeditionary Force for a European war when he was Dir...

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  • SECOND SCOTLAND WFA CONFERENCE

    SECOND SCOTLAND WFA CONFERENCE

    20 Sep 2025 10:00 Scotland (Tayside)

    Join us for a day of engaging presentations by renowned historians and experts in First World War history at Discover...

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  • The Conquest of German Togoland August 1914 - James White

    The Conquest of German Togoland August 1914 - James White

    20 Sep 2025 14:00 Birmingham

    The Conquest of German Togoland, August 1914' An account of Britain's first victorious, albeit short (three weeks), c...

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  • Escapers  All - the stories of officers and men who escaped from German captivity - a presentation by Richard Lloyd

    Escapers All - the stories of officers and men who escaped from German captivity - a presentation by Richard Lloyd

    20 Sep 2025 14:30 Ox & Bucks

    Our guest today is talking on the subject 'Escapers All - the stories of officers and men who escaped from German cap...

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  • Gunners but not necessarily Arsenal fans.

    Gunners but not necessarily Arsenal fans.

    25 Sep 2025 20:00 Thames Valley

    Lt.-Col Simon Shephard: Gunners definitely - but not necessarily Arsenal Fans Simon will follow the sixteen field art...

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  • WFA Battlefield Tour: Cambrai 1917 and 1918

    WFA Battlefield Tour: Cambrai 1917 and 1918

    19 Sep 2025 11:00

    The Western Front Association is delighted to offer a Battlefield Tour which will focus on the battles at and around...

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  • Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025

    Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025

    20 Sep 2025 10:00

    Join us for a day of engaging presentations by renowned historians and experts in First World War history at Discover...

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  • Beyond the Trenches: Indirect Approaches and Irregular Warfare in WWI

    Beyond the Trenches: Indirect Approaches and Irregular Warfare in WWI

    23 Oct 2025 10:00

    2025 Symposium at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, USA, hosted online and in-person. Riflemen “g...

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  • Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915

    Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915

    01 Nov 2025 10:00

    A joint conference between the Gallipoli Association and The Western Front Association. Speakers: Sir Hew Strachan:...

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Ernest Scott was killed in action on this day in 1914. Ernest Scott was born in Burnley, Lancashire in 1887. He was a warehouseman at Spring Mills at Wheatley Lane near Burnley prior to the outbreak of war. A pre-war reservist, he was recalled to duty on 4 August 1914 and embarked for France within a fortnight of the declaration. A veteran of the Bat...

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14 September 1914 : Pte Ernest Scott
Pension Records

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 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 Articles

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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‘I Was There!’ – The Great War in Their Own Words

‘I Was There!’ – The Great War in Their Own Words

The Western Front Association is pleased to present audio narrations of personal accounts from I Was There! magazine, bringing to life the voices of those who experienced the Great War first-hand...

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