• 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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  • 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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  • WFA Scottish National Conference returns to Dundee

    WFA Scottish National Conference returns to Dundee

    The Western Front Association is delighted to announce its second Scottish National Conference, taking place at Disco...

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  • A Yorkshire community finds its voice in ‘The Choral’

    A Yorkshire community finds its voice in ‘The Choral’

    The first official trailer for The Choral has been released, offering a poignant glimpse into a community finding sol...

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  • WWI pillboxes in Norfolk granted Grade II listed status

    WWI pillboxes in Norfolk granted Grade II listed status

    Eight World War One pillboxes in Norfolk, built as part of Britain's coastal defence against a potential German invas...

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  • The latest edition of 'I Was There!' The last days of Edith Cavell

    The latest edition of 'I Was There!' The last days of Edith Cavell

    The continuing project to 'voice' the 'I Was There!' publications continues with the latest video now available on Th...

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  • Bazentin-le-Petit ceremony proves these brave soldiers are ‘certainly not forgotten’

    Bazentin-le-Petit ceremony proves these brave soldiers are ‘certainly not forgotten’

    On Tuesday 22 July 2025, a major event took place in Bazentin-le-Petit, a small village in France, not far from Poziè...

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  • Deep water discovery: ProjectXplore locates HMS ‘Nottingham’

    Deep water discovery: ProjectXplore locates HMS ‘Nottingham’

    After more than a century beneath the North Sea, HMS Nottingham—the last missing British cruiser of the First World W...

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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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Our aims are 'Remembrance and Sharing the History of the Great War'. You get 6 magazines per year. For more information on how to join and what membership options are available, please click the button below.

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  • “Armistice Day 1918, Where the guns didn’t stop” by Andy Stewart

    “Armistice Day 1918, Where the guns didn’t stop” by Andy Stewart

    01 Sep 2025 19:15 Northumberland

    A detailed insight into the allied intervention in the north of Russia and Churchill’s North Russian Relief Force bet...

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  • 'The Winning and Losing of the Great War at Sea and the Feeding of Nations by Tom Scotland'

    'The Winning and Losing of the Great War at Sea and the Feeding of Nations by Tom Scotland'

    01 Sep 2025 19:30 Lancashire (North)

    The Royal Navy Blockade and the U- boats.  The crucial restriction of food imports and raw materials to Germany resul...

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  • 'Motorcycle Despatch Riders In 1914' by Nick Shelley

    'Motorcycle Despatch Riders In 1914' by Nick Shelley

    02 Sep 2025 19:30 Chesterfield

    'Motorcycle Despatch Riders In 1914' Nick Shelley will describes the motorcyclists' contribution to the 1914 campaign...

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  • Conscientious Objectors by Dr. Jo Costin

    Conscientious Objectors by Dr. Jo Costin

    03 Sep 2025 19:30 Cambridgeshire

    Conscientious Objectors by Dr. Jo Costin Jo, author of The Cambridgeshire Kitcheners’ returns by popular demand after...

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  • 'Developing a Meritocracy in the BEF' a talk by Dr Peter Hodgkinson

    'Developing a Meritocracy in the BEF' a talk by Dr Peter Hodgkinson

    04 Sep 2025 19:15 Middlesex

    The British Army went to war with a cadre of officers who had been promoted largely on the basis of seniority. With t...

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  • The WW1 memorial I never knew about…until I found it!

    The WW1 memorial I never knew about…until I found it!

    05 Sep 2025 19:30 Wales (South)

    The WW1 memorial I never knew about…until I found it! By Jeremy Sparkes A personal story of one of Jeremy’s relatives...

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  • Gunner Arthur Smith RFA / RHA.  An Ordinary Man at War

    Gunner Arthur Smith RFA / RHA. An Ordinary Man at War

    06 Sep 2025 13:30 Yorkshire (West Riding)

    We are pleased to announce that our September meeting presentation will be by Mr Richard (Rick) Smith. Rick also visi...

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  • Not On The War Memorial

    Not On The War Memorial

    06 Sep 2025 14:00 Wales (North)

    Branch member & historian Bridget Geogehan will give a talk concerning names that were missed off her local war m...

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  • The Quintinshill Rail Disaster 22 May 1915 - with David Carter.

    The Quintinshill Rail Disaster 22 May 1915 - with David Carter.

    07 Sep 2025 14:00 Scotland (South)

    David will examine the events surrounding the notorious multi-train rail crash at Quintinshill Junction, near Gretna,...

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  • "Watershed: Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War" by Stephen Barker

    "Watershed: Mahatma Gandhi and the First World War" by Stephen Barker

    07 Sep 2025 14:00 Wiltshire

    The branch 2025/26 season starts on Sunday, 7th September 2025 when we welcome back Stephen Barker. Previously, Steph...

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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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  • 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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Robert Cornwallis Maude was killed in action on this day in 1914. Robert Maude was born 6 September 1890, London, the first son of Robert Henry Maude, 5th Viscount Hawarden and Caroline Anna Mary (née Ogle). At the time of the 1901 Census the family of three - parents and 7 month old Robert, lived at White Hill Chase, Hants with their four domestic servants: c...

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26 August 1914 : Lt Sir Robert Cornwallis Maude, 6th Viscount Hawarden
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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