2019 News from The Western Front Association

Release date fixed for next set of Pension Records
Although there has been a slight slippage in the timescale, we are pleased to announce the date for the publication...
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11 November : Notice of Service at the Cenotaph
The Service at the Cenotaph on Monday 11th November will be followed by a service at Guards Chapel and lunch at The A...
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FREE EVENT 'War Horse' : behind the scenes with the film's technical adv...
Andy Robertshaw, two men in a trench, the historian famous for digging a First World War trench in a neighbour's back...
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WFA Calendar 2020: orders now being taken
The Western Front Association's 2020 calendar is now available. Once again it features images of the battlefield take...
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The call for papers for the 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium (MCRS...
Call for Papers Are you interested in presenting at the conference, or attending the event? Papers are invited which...
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Battlefield Archaeology with Breaking Ground Heritage
Breaking Ground Heritage is now offering two day weekend RHR course(s) to people with an interest in the Great War...
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2 - 11 November : 'Journey's End' from Mesh Theatre Co returns to Ypres
Owning to popular demand and its sell-out performances in Ypres Mesh Theatre are returns to Ypres this November 2-11,...
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World War I Museum Saved from Permanent Closure by Swedish Heavy Metal B...
The campaign to fund the Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool has successfully saved the museum from permanent closure,...
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Professor Gary Sheffield pays tribute to his predecessor as Honorary Pre...
I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor as Honorary President of the Western Front Association, Professor Pe...
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Announcing the availability of the Great War databases 'Australian Anzac...
These Great War databases are available for public access: 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918' Or URL ht...
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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Charles Messenger
Charles Messenger served for 21 years as an officer in the British Royal Tank Regiment and for 13 with the British T...
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Congratulations to Professor Peter Simkins on turning 80 today
We are delighted to mark the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Simkins MBE, the President of The Western Front Associa...
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