The Western Front Association. Latest News
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A Night in the West End 1914-1918
Saturday 27th April 2019 A free lecture-concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert…
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Join The CWGC for Sunday Tours of Brookwood Military Cemetery
2pm Every Sunday, March through May The Commonwealth War Graves Commission volunteer-lead tours of Brookwood Milit…
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The Soldier by Rachel Wagstaff
MESH is delighted to announce we're back in Flanders this Autumn with our acclaimed production of THE SOLDIER by award-w…
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Deadline Reminder: Entries to the inaugural Colin Hardy Memorial Prize close 30 April 2019
Do you have an interest in the First World War? Colin Hardy's family invite papers of between 3,000 and 6,000 words (ex…
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Booking now for St Hugh's Armistice Tree Centenary Celebration 6 April 2019
Join us at St Hugh's for this special occasion, as we celebrate 100 years since the planting in 1919 of the beautiful Ma…
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The Western Front Association PhD Scholarship Programme– student and tutor information and application form for 2019
WFA PhD Scholarship Programme 2019 Student and tutor information and application form for 2019 Overview Applications…
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A Brief Guide showing how to use The Western Front Association's Library Edition of Fold 3
Below is a short video created to help demonstrate some functions - and results - from the WFA's 'Library Edition' of Fo…
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Announcing the launch of FREE member access to the digitised Pension Records
We are delighted to announce that WFA members can freely access the Pension Records via the WFA web site. Had The …
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2019 calendar
The WFA 2019 Calendar is still available. This high-quality product which has received superb feedback includes first cl…
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1 - The WFA trustees plan for the future
The next AGM will take place on 27th April 2019. The current trustees will remain in post until then, or will leave earl…
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2 - LETTER TO WFA MEMBERS 12 Nov 2018
12th November 2018 Dear WFA member The Butte de Warlencourt This letter is to bring you up to date about the Butte de…
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3 - BACKGROUND: Butte de Warlencourt
Butte de Warlencourt Background Many members may now be aware of the decision to divest The Western Front Association …
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Benefits of Membership
The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during the Great War. It does not seek to glorify war and is non-political. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits. In particular, belonging to the WFA provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. You will also receive our regular, high-quality publications Stand To! and Bulletin in total six times a year.
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Our aims are 'Remembrance and Sharing the History of the Great War'. You get 6 magazines per year. Currently there is a 3 extra months Free offer - ask office for details. For more information on how to join and what membership options are available, please click here.
For all enquiries, please contact the office:
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The Western Front Association. Branch Events
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The War in Kenya & East Africa - Kevin Patience
20 Mar 2019 19:45 AvonThe War in Kenya & East Africa - Kevin Patience The absorbing story of the attempts to defeat the German Forces l…
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Alcohol, sex and violence: some after-effects for the families of service personnel by Dr Frances Hurd
20 Mar 2019 19:45 SurreyFrances reflects on several case studies of men who returned after the war but were very different from the men who had …
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'The Whippet Tank' by Rob Langham
21 Mar 2019 19:30 CumbriaIntroduced in March 1918, the Medium Mark A ‘Whippet’ tank was unlike any other British tank used in action in the First…
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A Local Artist in War and Peace, Walter Spradbery (1889 – 1969) with Catherine Hammond
21 Mar 2019 19:30 London (East)This talk is given by Catherine Hammond, who curated the Walter Spradbery exhibition at Epping Forest District Museum in…
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Bloody Paralyser - The Heavy Handley Page Bombers of the First World War
23 Mar 2019 14:30 Scotland (Tayside)Rob Langham. This talk tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them.…
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'History of the CWGC' a talk by Megan Kelleher
25 Mar 2019 19:00 Lincoln & North LincolnshireMegan Kelleher (CWGC Public Engagement Co-ordinator East Central) presents the “History of the CWGC, their work & pe…
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Talk: ‘A Sturdy Race Of Men – 149th Infantry Brigade In The Great War’ by Alan Grint
25 Mar 2019 19:15 NorthumberlandTalk: ‘A Sturdy Race Of Men – 149th Infantry Brigade In The Great War’ by Alan Grint
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How the Allies won The War in 1918
28 Mar 2019 20:00 Thames ValleyProf. Gary Sheffield - How the Allies won The War in 1918 Branch member, Academic, and prolific author, Gary Sheffield …
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'Naval Disaster on the Broad Fourteens by Stan Grosvenor'
01 Apr 2019 19:30 Lancashire (North)Naval Disaster on the Broad Fourteens on 22 September 1914 by Stan Grosvenor. The story of the sinking of HMS Cressy an…
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"Aces Falling: War over the Trenches, 1918" - By Peter Hart
02 Apr 2019 19:30 ChesterfieldNo stranger this guy, Peter Hart making his annual pilgrimage to Chesterfield. His presentation…
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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8th Western Front Association President's Conference 'Reflections on the Great War'
30 Mar 2019 09:008th WFA President’s Conference Saturday 30th March 2019 Doors 09.00. Start 09.45 until 16.30 Tally Ho! Sports and Soc…
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2019 Spring Conference and AGM
27 Apr 2019 09:30Portrait of a British soldier, taken prisoner by the Germans, probably in April 1918 Programme for the Day …
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A Night in the West End 1914-1918
27 Apr 2019 18:30A free lecture-concert presented by Dr Emma Hanna and Dr Helen Brooks with the Invicta Concert Band at Westgate Hall,…
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'The British Army and the End of the First World War' by Jonathan Boff
01 May 2019 17:30The Talk Dr Jonathan Boff will discuss the transformation undergone by the British army during the First World War an…
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Remember: On This Day. 20 Mar 1917
The Western Front Association. Featured
Ancestry 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
Mentioned in Dispatches By Dr Tom Thorpe Podcasts on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association. Click here to view in iTunes.
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World War I Book Reviews
Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, WFA 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. All are examples of the kind of work featured in Stand To!
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