Resources
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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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New WFA website on its way
We are delighted to announce that we are planning to launch a new website for The Western Front Association in Decemb...
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WFA member chronicles grandfather's journey from Boer War to Palestine
As part of Remembrance season, the Fusilier Museum at the Tower of London hosted a book launch by WFA member Paul Bl...
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From goal line to firing line: Robert ‘Pom Pom’ Whiting
In the collective memory of Brighton and Hove Albion, few names from the pre-First World War era resonate as strongly...
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Report on the 2025 joint WFA-Gallipoli Association conference
The Gallipoli Association and The Western Front Association welcomed a sellout crowd in the RAF Club, Piccadilly on S...
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Latest 'I Was There!' episodes available
As the WFA's 'I Was There!' project progresses through the 1915 accounts, we have a few more episodes to share which...
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The Surrey town that fell silent three years before the king’s decree
Having recently observed Armistice Day 2025, many of us have just participated in the ritual that defines our collect...
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Dr. Tim Cook Has Passed Away
Dr. Tim Cook, one of Canada’s most distinguished military historians, passed away on 26 October 2025 at the age of...
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Photo essay: RND war memorial rededicated in London
The Royal Naval Division war memorial on Horse Guards Parade in London has been rededicated following restoration wor...
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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 Platoon - An Infantryman at War 1916-19 - Steve Roberts
03 Dec 2025 19:30 Cambridgeshire'The Platoon - An Infantryman at War 1916-19' Joseph Steward was a Clerk in the Chesham Motor Company when he enliste...
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‘Chaplains and the London Regiment - 1900 to 1920’ a talk by Dr Peter Howson
04 Dec 2025 19:15 MiddlesexThe creation of the Territorial Force saw a massive change in the way spiritual care was provided to the new organisa...
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Logistic Support in the BEF
05 Dec 2025 19:30 Wales (South)Logistic Support in the BEF a talk by Viv John Logistic support in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during World...
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December Branch Meeting with Christmas Party and Quiz
06 Dec 2025 13:30 Yorkshire (West Riding)Information just in. We have had to change our venue from Allerton Bywater for our Dec 6th 2025 meeting, which is our...
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"The most important naval fortress in the British Empire". The fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880-1977. A talk...
07 Dec 2025 14:00 Scotland (South)"Yet in 1916 the Forth became the most powerful naval fortress – most powerful whether measured by armament, by garri...
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'Why were the British on the Somme?' by Ross Beadle and Neil Pudney:
07 Dec 2025 14:00 WiltshireFor our December branch meeting Ross Beadle and Neil Pudney will pose the question 'Why were the British on the Somme...
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The London blitz of 1917
08 Dec 2025 19:00 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)Welcome to the Staffordshire (North) and Cheshire (South) branch of the WFAThe Branch meet on the 2nd Monday of eac...
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Christmas Social (1) (1)
10 Dec 2025 19:30 SomersetChristmas Social Come and join are annual Christmas Social, it will the prev...
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Talbot House - Martin Passande
10 Dec 2025 20:00 EssexThis talk will tell the story of Talbot House, its importance in the First World War and its post war history, includ...
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Jim Grundy - "Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes"
12 Dec 2025 19:30 Midlands (East)In a change to our previously advertised talk on "The Enemy Within" by Tim Lynch, we are now hosting a talk by Jim Gr...
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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ONLINE: Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
15 Dec 2025 20:00The presentation will be live and online. In 1918, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under Sir Edmund Allenby swept th...
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ONLINE: From Flers to Cambrai: tanks and tactics on the Western Front, 1916-1917
12 Jan 2026 20:00The presentation will be live and online. This talk by Chris Copson of the Tank Museum will cover the development of...
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ONLINE: The Devons on 1st July 1916: The man who predicted where he would be killed
26 Jan 2026 20:00This is the dramatic story of 9th Devons’ attack on Mansel Copse on July 1st 1916. It seems to exemplify the tragedy...
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Remember: On This Day. 02 Dec 1919
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 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
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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