• 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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  • 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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  • I Was There: A new audio-visual interpretation of the original magazines

    I Was There: A new audio-visual interpretation of the original magazines

    'I Was There' was a part-work published just before the outbreak of the Second World War which provided - in weekly ed…

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  • First World War Seminar Series 2023-2024 : Opportunities to explore the history, legacy and impact of the First World War

    First World War Seminar Series 2023-2024 : Opportunities to explore the history, legacy and impact of the First World War

    This annual seminar series, now in its eighth year, and supported by The Western Front Association is organised by the …

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  • The Western Front Association's 2024 Calendar

    The Western Front Association's 2024 Calendar

    We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Calendar from The Western Front Association is now available. As ever, this …

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  • Searchable Magazine Archive: Early Feedback

    Searchable Magazine Archive: Early Feedback

    We have recently announced a fantastic new way to search back over 130 editions of our journal 'Stand To!' as well as ot…

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  • Launch of Volume II of 'In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War'

    Launch of Volume II of 'In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War'

    Both of Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy’s books ‘In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War - From Sarajevo to Versailles, …

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  • The WFA Commemoration Event at The Cenotaph, Whitehall 11 November 2023

    The WFA Commemoration Event at The Cenotaph, Whitehall 11 November 2023

    A selection of the wonderfully candid behind the scenes photographs taken by Simon Williams at this year's Western Front…

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  • The Journal of The Western Front Association Stand To! No. 132 is out today

    The Journal of The Western Front Association Stand To! No. 132 is out today

    Stand To! No.132 is out now. Print copies have been delivered, digital copies are about to go out to Digital Members, …

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  • Unlocking the Archives: The WFA launches a brand new 'First World War search engine'

    Unlocking the Archives: The WFA launches a brand new 'First World War search engine'

    Over the years, Stand To! has built up to be a vast – and growing – resource for members of The Western Front Associatio…

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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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  • 'Gallipoli Chaplains: Crossing the Divide' - a talk by Carole Hope

    'Gallipoli Chaplains: Crossing the Divide' - a talk by Carole Hope

    07 Dec 2023 19:15 Middlesex

    Caption: Gallipoli burial service This talk examines the role of chaplains on both sides and many faiths in Gallipoli a…

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  • The Attack at Fromelles 19th/20th July 1916 (NB: Change to original date)

    The Attack at Fromelles 19th/20th July 1916 (NB: Change to original date)

    07 Dec 2023 19:30 Wales (South)

    Paul Cobb will be giving a talk on the Attack at Fromelles 19th/20th July 1916 (NB: Change to original date)

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  • Dr. Michael LoCicero - ‘Discredit on those concerned: The German Trench Raid Near Loos, 5 January 1917 and the 'Duty of Dying'

    Dr. Michael LoCicero - ‘Discredit on those concerned: The German Trench Raid Near Loos, 5 January 1917 and the 'Duty of …

    08 Dec 2023 19:30 Midlands (East)

    In a welcome return to the branch, Michael will be reviewing his contribution to The Darkest Year: The British Army on t…

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  • 'Utterly Immoral'. A true and fascinating story about the First World War and beyond with Simon Keable Elliot

    'Utterly Immoral'. A true and fascinating story about the First World War and beyond with Simon Keable Elliot

    08 Dec 2023 19:30 Sussex

    We welcome Simon Keable Elliott to the Sussex Branch of The Western Front Association. When Robert Keable’s First World…

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  • Mince Pies, Chats and Medley

    Mince Pies, Chats and Medley

    09 Dec 2023 14:00 Scotland (Tayside)

    Mince Pies, Chats and Medley Our usual end-of-year round up and presentations from members, alongside Xmas nibbles and …

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  • Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914-1918 By Mike Sheil

    Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914-1918 By Mike Sheil

    09 Dec 2023 14:00 Wolverhampton

    Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914-1918 A talk based on Mike’s photographic exhibition of the Battlefields as they ar…

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  • THE LEGION OF UKRAINIAN SICH RIFLEMEN, 1914-1920.

    THE LEGION OF UKRAINIAN SICH RIFLEMEN, 1914-1920.

    09 Dec 2023 14:00 Dublin

    THE LEGION OF UKRAINIAN SICH RIFLEMEN, 1914-1920.   By Marcin Hasik   The outbreak of the Great War saw a number of …

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  • The Women Police Service in the Great War with Natalie Austin and Nigel Crompton

    The Women Police Service in the Great War with Natalie Austin and Nigel Crompton

    09 Dec 2023 14:30 Ox & Bucks

    Using data and details from many sources, Natalie and Nigel will tell the story of the Women Police Service, the involve…

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  • India’s Great War by Adam Prime

    India’s Great War by Adam Prime

    09 Dec 2023 14:30 Yorkshire

    This talk looks at India's contribution to the First World War in every sense of the word. It takes in the huge recruitm…

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  • 'A Nuclear Scientist's War ' by Terry Dean

    'A Nuclear Scientist's War ' by Terry Dean

    11 Dec 2023 18:30 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)

    Following a career in local government Terry pursued his interest in WW1 history, joined the Western Front Association, …

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  • SEMINAR SERIES 'Hauling Bodies: exhuming and concentrating the war dead in Belgium' – a lecture by Margot Melsens

    SEMINAR SERIES 'Hauling Bodies: exhuming and concentrating the war dead in Belgium' – a lecture by Margot Melsens

    07 Dec 2023 18:00

    The first in this season's series of lectures from The School of History, University of Kent and In Flanders Fields Muse…

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  • ONLINE: The Defence of the Suez Canal, 1914-15

    ONLINE: The Defence of the Suez Canal, 1914-15

    18 Dec 2023 20:00

    The presentation will be live and online.  The purpose of this talk by Dr Adam Prime is to give an account of not j…

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  • ONLINE: Haig and Montgomery: a comparison

    ONLINE: Haig and Montgomery: a comparison

    08 Jan 2024 20:00

    The presentation will be live and online.  In this presentation Gordon Corrigan will be comparing Haig with Montgom…

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  • SEMINAR SERIES '‘The light bulb moment when the penny drops’: Pilgrimage and tourism along the Western Front' with Amy Harrison

    SEMINAR SERIES '‘The light bulb moment when the penny drops’: Pilgrimage and tourism along the Western Front' with Amy H…

    18 Jan 2024 19:00

    Amy Harrison (PhD student, University of Kent) will be giving a talk on pilgrimage and tourism along the Western Front t…

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  • ONLINE: Harington of Chanak

    ONLINE: Harington of Chanak

    22 Jan 2024 20:00

    The presentation will be live and online.  Widely known for the address before the battle of Messines which commenc…

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  • ONLINE: A Self-Contained Military Force: The Story of the Canadian Corps Tramway Companies on the Western Front

    ONLINE: A Self-Contained Military Force: The Story of the Canadian Corps Tramway Companies on the Western Front

    05 Feb 2024 20:00

    The presentation will be live and online.  The purpose of this talk by Bradley Shoebottom is to explore how tramway…

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  • ONLINE: ’I think I was better off in the trenches’: Noël Coward, the Great War and the veteran mentality

    ONLINE: ’I think I was better off in the trenches’: Noël Coward, the Great War and the veteran mentality

    19 Feb 2024 20:00

    The presentation will be live and online.  This talk will explore the depth and breadth of Noel Coward’s interpreta…

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  • Annual Conference & AGM 2024

    Annual Conference & AGM 2024

    20 Apr 2024 09:00

    This year the AGM will be held in Leeds at Weetwood Hall Estate Details of the speakers, timings and booking arrangemen…

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  • London Pride Conference: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921

    London Pride Conference: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921

    15 Jun 2024 09:30

    Doors Open at 9.30 (conference starts at 10.00) to 16.30.   The London Pride Conference in 2024 aims to offer a compre…

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James Shuttleworth was born at Cowling, Yorkshire in 10 October 1878 James was born in Cowling, Yorkshire to parents John (a worsted weaver) and Ann. He was one of 13 children, 10 of whom lived beyond childhood (he had 3 brothers, Christopher and Gladstone who died in their first, William when he was 8). James went to work in the local cotton mill. He attended Cowl…

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7 December 1917: Pte James Shuttleworth
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 articl…

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The Latest WWI Podcast

The Latest WWI Podcast

The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes over…

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World War I Book Reviews

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

World War I Articles

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you w…

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