2018 News from The Western Front Association
Commemorating the attack on Riqueval Bridge : one of the greatest battles f…
The attack on the St Quentin Canal was one of the greatest battles ever fought by the British Army. Once taken, on 29 S…
Read MoreAnnouncing the First World War Seminar Series, 2018-19
In Flanders Fields Museum, Gateways to the First World War and the University of Kent present a series of eight seminars…
Read MoreDear Chocolate Soldier : local theatre bringing stories of the First World…
The play Dear Chocolate Soldier is a based on the letters of Edwin Hassall, who served on the Western Front between…
Read More'Journey's End' from MESH theatre returns to the Western Front this October…
Following its hit run last year at Het Kruitmagazijn (Gunpowder Store) in Ypres / Ieper 'Journey's End' from MESH theatr…
Read MoreRelease of Naval and Mercantile Marine Pension Records by Ancestry
Members of The Western Front Association will be delighted to learn that the first of a series of releases of the WFA's …
Read MoreCommemorating the restoration of the Riqueval Bridge Memorial
In glorious weather on the once British-held part of the Western Front, Western Front Association Chairman Colin Wagstaf…
Read MoreTo Cross the Rubicon You Need… Life-Jackets!
On 29 September 1918, the 46th (North Midland )Division crossed the St Quentin Canal. To do this with a 3,000 life-jacke…
Read MoreCommemorating the Capture of Riqueval Bridge : 29 & 30 September
There will be a service to rededicate The Western Front Association Plaque commemorating the capture of Riqueval Br…
Read MoreThe Western Front Association Calendar 2019
The Western Front Association's 2020 calendar is now available. Once again it features images of the battlefield taken b…
Read MoreStand To! No. 1 to No. 109 'Total Contents Listing'
This 50,000 word, 230+ page contents listing goes into the greatest detail to provide a research tool and browsing res…
Read MoreHistorians Do Drink Conference: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and the Alli…
Five speakers will consider the role played in the Allied Victory of 1918 by Sir Douglas Haig. DETAILS HERE > Histo…
Read MoreInternationale Conference: 'To End All Wars ?' 22 to 25 August
In August In Flanders Fields Museum and CEGESOMA is organising the international conference 'To End All Wars ?' : Geop…
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