Upcoming Events

Most of the Work, Most of the Blame, None of the Credit – Platoon commanders in the Great War

Looking at the contributions of Subalterns in the Great War.  

In the care of St Dunstans: Private Richard Horner's story

Blind Veterans 

On to Aleppo

what happened in 1918 in Palestine, Trans Jordan and Syria? 

Lest We Forget: Commemoration & care of WW1 dead buried in the UK

An overview of the commemoration and care experienced by First World War dead buried in the United Kingdom. 

Great War in South-West Africa

German South West Africa, the 1st German colony to fall in WW1, was conquered in 1915 after a Boer rebellion. 

German Warbirds

Find out about the German air force, from those who were there 

I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18

I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18 

The Imperial Camel Corps

Art And Commemoration

How Art is used as a form of commemoration 

I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps, 1914-18

Focusing on the POW experience ‘Beggar Me! I'm a Prisoner! British POWs in Germany, 1914-18' 

Battle of Jutland: a view from the 32nd Division

Battle of Jutland: a view from the 32nd Division 

WFA Armistice Day Ceremony – Cenotaph and Guards Chapel

The WFA invites our members to attend the gathering at the Cenotaph in London 

The War of the Flowers

Join us to find out how and why the poppy and the cornflower became symbols of remembrance and those who made it part of our national symbol.  

An Infantry Man's kit

Have you ever wondered what your relative carried / used in the War . Here is your chance to find out.  

Marconi and Hoffman 1914-1945

How did key local industries gear up for the demands on industrial warfare in two World Wars?