• 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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  • From Bolton to Basel: Cycling the Western Front

    From Bolton to Basel: Cycling the Western Front

    Four Rivingtonians embark on a 634-mile journey to honour Bolton First World War fallen and support local charities....

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  • Outwitted by the British Secret Service, by Captain von Rintelen

    Outwitted by the British Secret Service, by Captain von Rintelen

    The 'I Was There!' episodes which are being narrated by WFA volunteers cover many aspects of the Great War. Although...

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  • Blair Swannell: rugby star who fell at Gallipoli to be honoured on forthcoming Lions Tour to Australia

    Blair Swannell: rugby star who fell at Gallipoli to be honoured on forthcoming Lions Tour to Australia

    The sporting achievements and military sacrifice of Blair Swannell, who represented both the British and Irish Lions...

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  • Clickable contents listing for 'I Was There!' developed

    Clickable contents listing for 'I Was There!' developed

    Many members are enjoying the 'I Was There!' series of narrations and videos which appear on The Western Front Associ...

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  • Burial and re-dedication ceremonies in April and May

    Burial and re-dedication ceremonies in April and May

    For those who are going to be out on the Western Front in April and May, there are a number of commemoration services...

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  • Another move for a WW1 War Memorial: The L&Y Railway Carriage and Wagon Depot Roll of Honour

    Another move for a WW1 War Memorial: The L&Y Railway Carriage and Wagon Depot Roll of Honour

    Originally unveiled just after the end of the war, a memorial to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwaymen of the com...

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  • Century-old war trophy discovered: German howitzer found in Vancouver

    Century-old war trophy discovered: German howitzer found in Vancouver

    A fascinating piece of First World War history has emerged from beneath the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) grounds...

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  • I Was There! Newest episode published

    I Was There! Newest episode published

    The latest video from the 'I Was There!' series has just been published. In this series of videos we are 'voicing' th...

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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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  • Tragedy at Quintinshill - May 1915, Grant Cullen

    Tragedy at Quintinshill - May 1915, Grant Cullen

    09 May 2025 19:30 Midlands (East)

    The Quintinshill rail disaster was a multi-train rail crash which occurred on 22 May 1915 outside the Quintinshill si...

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  • Where's Willie?

    Where's Willie?

    10 May 2025 14:00 Wales (North)

    Branch secretary John Storey tells the story of the events surrounding the death of Lt Colonel William Norman Stewart...

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  • What the WAACs did next by Alison Fell

    What the WAACs did next by Alison Fell

    10 May 2025 14:00 Yorkshire

    This talk introduces the context and experiences of WAACs and discusses some of the impacts of their war service. Alt...

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  • Lt. Col. Charles Child Dowding DSO & Bar, MC - a Long and Winding Road

    Lt. Col. Charles Child Dowding DSO & Bar, MC - a Long and Winding Road

    10 May 2025 14:30 Wolverhampton

    Branch member, Andy Johnson will take us through the career of Charles Child Dowding DSO +Bar MC, CO 1/6th North Staf...

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  • New Zealand Generalship by Dr John Peaty

    New Zealand Generalship by Dr John Peaty

    12 May 2025 19:00 Staffs (North) & Cheshire (South)

    About the talk: A talk on New Zealand Generalship About the Speaker:  Dr John Peaty PhD MA FRGS FRHistS, is a Fellow...

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  • “Germans on the Run: From Tsingtao to Skipton” Professor Anne Buckley

    “Germans on the Run: From Tsingtao to Skipton” Professor Anne Buckley

    12 May 2025 19:15 Northumberland

    Anne recounts the little-known escape story of two German naval officers, who spent a year on the run covering an ast...

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  • ONLINE: 'Aces High - The Australian Flying Corps 1912-20' by Rob Fleming

    ONLINE: 'Aces High - The Australian Flying Corps 1912-20' by Rob Fleming

    13 May 2025 19:20 Kent (North West)

    Caption: No 1 Sqdn, Royal Australian Flying Corps About the talk: As soon as balloons took flight, the military appli...

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  • Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance by Phil Watson

    Le Moncel - Lance versus Lance by Phil Watson

    13 May 2025 19:30 Cheltenham & Gloucester

    On 7 September 1914, the 9th Lancers (2nd Cavalry Brigade) conducted the last lance versus lance charge on the Wester...

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  • A Lieutenant at  15 - Paul Harris

    A Lieutenant at 15 - Paul Harris

    14 May 2025 19:30 Somerset

    A Lieutenant at fifteen is the remarkable story of Alfred Davis who was one of the youngest officers to serve in the...

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  • Poppy and Cornflower Ladies - Dr Vivien Newman

    Poppy and Cornflower Ladies - Dr Vivien Newman

    14 May 2025 20:00 Essex

    We all know about the role of the poppy in remembrance, and the French have a similar relationship with the cornflowe...

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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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Jacques Eugene Valfort was killed in action on this day in 1915. Jacques Eugène Valfort was born at Roanne, Loire on 21 October 1894. Jacques was in preparation for his compulsory military service when war broke out in 1914. Called up into the 17th Infantry Regiment at Epinal in September 1914, he was soon serving at the front and, by the end of 1914 was loca...

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9 May 1915: Jacques Eugène Valfort
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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