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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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How effective was dazzle camouflage?
A recent re-examination of a century-old experiment indicates that the dazzle camouflage used on warships during the...
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Gloucester to honour ‘Canary Girls’ with memorial
Gloucester City Council has approved plans to commemorate the ‘Canary Girls’ who worked at a munitions factory in Que...
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2025-2026 Primary & Secondary Schools Competition: The Malcolm Doolin Award for Local History Research
We are pleased to launch our annual competition for primary and secondary schools: The Malcolm Doolin Award for Loca...
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Let those who come after see to it that their names are not forgotten...
A First World War memorial plaque at Roose Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness, has been successfully restored through...
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Professor Brian Bond (1936-2025): Eminent Military Historian
We regret to advise members of the death of Professor Brian Bond, one of the leading historians of the Great War. Pro...
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I Was There! - another chapter of episodes now complete
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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2025 conference to chart Roger Keyes' path from the Dardanelles to the Dover Patrol
The Western Front Association and Gallipoli Association are pleased to announce details of one of the featured presen...
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Stolen Chatham war memorials recovered
A recent theft in Chatham, Kent, has highlighted both the vulnerability of our shared heritage and the community spir...
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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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Moor street To The Dardanelles: Gallipoli & Birmingham – Ian Binnie
21 Jun 2025 14:00 Birmingham: Moor street To The Dardanelles: Gallipoli & Birmingham – Ian Binnie Ian will outline the history of the "Inco...
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The law of unintended consequences - a presentation by Ross Beadle
21 Jun 2025 14:30 Ox & BucksRoss's presentation should certainly entertain, and provoke conversation, discussion and perhaps even controversy!!
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Hawthorn Ridge—Then and Now.
26 Jun 2025 20:00 Thames ValleyRichard Smith : Hawthorn Ridge—Then and Now. Richard will be looking at what happened at Hawthorn Ridge and the surro...
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Jutland – Clash of Titans by Scott Lindgren
01 Jul 2025 19:30 ChesterfieldScott Lindgren will talk about Jutland – Clash of Titans 'The Fog of (Naval) War: the Battle of Jutland, 1916' The...
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The 21st Division on the Somme, 1916 by Dr. Derek Clayton
02 Jul 2025 19:30 CambridgeshireThe 21st Division on the Somme, 1916 by Dr. Derek Clayton Derek is a retired teacher of Modern Languages who gained h...
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‘Most of the Work, Most of the Blame, None of the Credit. Platoon commanders in the Great War’ a talk by Fraser Skirrow
03 Jul 2025 19:15 MiddlesexGreat War subalterns were mocked and satirised, then and now, as enthusiastic and patriotic but naïve and ignorant pu...
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The Battle of Jutland
04 Jul 2025 19:30 Wales (South)The Battle of Jutland a talk by Gavin Davies The Battle of Jutland, fought from May 31 to June 1, 1916, was the large...
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The Penmaenmawr Quarry Boys "From Stone To Sand" Anne Pedley
05 Jul 2025 13:30 Wales (North)Anne Pedley tells the story of the men who worked at the local stone quarry in North Wales, & who enlisted toget...
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The Anatomy of a Battalion by David Knight
05 Jul 2025 13:30 Yorkshire (West Riding)This month's presentation will examine the make up of a typical battalion of infantry. There were many different comp...
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“Lance Corporal Charles Graham Robertson VC MM” by David Carter
07 Jul 2025 19:15 NorthumberlandA different approach to exploring the story of an individual soldier. In this talk he explores his background, his fa...
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The Western Front Association. National Events
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Hawthorn Ridge Crater Commemoration - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 07:10One of the most iconic sequences of film footage from the First World War is undoubtedly Geoffrey Malin's capture of...
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Remembrance Ceremony at Lochnagar Crater - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 07:28On 1st July 2025, the annual ceremony commemorating the opening of The Battle of the Somme will take place at Lochnag...
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Thiepval Memorial Commemoration - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 10:40At 10.40am on the 1st of July 2025, there will be a commemoration service at the Thiepval Memorial to mark the 109th...
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Ulster Memorial Tower Service of Remembrance - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 14:30A Service of Remembrance to commemorate the 109th anniversary of The Battle of the Somme will be held at the Ulster M...
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Newfoundland Memorial Commemoration - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 16:00The Government of Canada will host a commemorative ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial on Tuesday, 1...
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Commemoration at the Ginchy Cross in Guillemont - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 16:30On the 1st of July 2025, there will be an Act of Remembrance to commemorate the 109th anniversary of The Battle of th...
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Albert Civic Parade - 1st July 2025
01 Jul 2025 18:30The annual civic parade will take place in Albert to commemorate the 109th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of...
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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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Join us in Dundee in September for the Scottish National Conference 2025
20 Sep 2025 10:00Join us for a day of engaging presentations by renowned historians and experts in First World War history at Discover...
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Courage without Glory – Gallipoli and the Western Front in 1915
01 Nov 2025 10:00A joint conference between the Gallipoli Association and The Western Front Association. Speakers: Sir Hew Strachan: “...
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Remember: On This Day. 21 Jun 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 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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