News from The Western Front Association in 2024
Announcing our First World War Project with Prizes for 12 to 14-year-olds
Project with Prizes for 12-14 year olds Newspapers were very important during the First World War. Because there was...
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I Was There!: Another video published
Our series of 'I Was There!' videos on the WFA's YouTube channel continue to receive 'rave reviews'. The current chap...
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Discovery of WW1 stretcher-bearer’s bloodstained armband
A 100 year old blood-stained fabric armband worn by Private Frank Pye has been discovered with his wartime diaries ca...
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Announcing the launch of The Malcolm Doolin Memorial Award for Local His...
An annual year long project – starts 1 September 2024, closes 14 June 2025 Open to primary and secondary schools (i...
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MOD War Detectives: Services of rededication in July
The Ministry of Defence's 'War Detectives' team (more formally the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorat...
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Propeller from WW1 German submarine recovered in Cork harbour
A propeller from a first World War submarine which sank in Cork harbour has been recovered from the sea. The 162 ft G...
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Updated version of TrenchMapper now available
Since we created 'TrenchMapper' two years ago, the increase in maps that are available via this portal has grown mass...
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Bolton Wanderers footballer killed in WW1 buried with military honours
A young officer who once played for Bolton Wanderers Football Club has recently been laid to rest 110 years after his...
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American military hospital uncovered by archaeologists in France
On the Brest peninsula, close to the port of St Nazaire, has recently been discovered a Great War military hospital u...
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Great War Royal Naval signals book located in an Oxfam shop
A Royal Navy signals book from World War 1 has recently been located in an Oxfam book shop in Bath more than a centur...
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Calling All Young Historians Aged 16-19. The Colin Hardy Memorial Prize...
The Colin Hardy Memorial annual competition to foster interest and scholarship in the First World War among young pe...
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I Was There!: New chapter of videos commences: First Ypres
The volunteers who are working on the audio visual interpretations of 'I Was There!' have now moved on to a new chapt...
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