Recent and the latest news from the Western Front Association
Arrangements for the Armistice Day Ceremony: 11 November 2025
We are pleased to say that once again The Western Front Association will lead the commemorations on 11 November at th...
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First World War soldiersʼ bottled messages found on Australian beach aft...
A chance discovery on a Western Australian beach has brought voices from the First World War back to life, as message...
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Can you help schools research their local First World War history?
Volunteer as a research link for the Malcolm Doolin Award 2025 The Western Front Association runs an annual competiti...
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Royal Naval Division memorial to be rededicated in London
Image: Royal Navy The national memorial to the Royal Naval Division will be rededicated at Horse Guards Parade on T...
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Newly discovered letters reveal Rudyard Kipling’s search for his son
Recently unearthed letters from 1915 have cast a fresh light on author Rudyard Kipling's desperate search for his son...
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A name for the fallen: how the MOD's ‘war detectives’ identified two Sco...
Lieutenant James Grant Allan (left) and Lance Corporal Gordon McPherson. (Image: MOD) More than 110 years after the...
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The Western Front Association Calendar 2026 is now available
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Calendar from The Western Front Association is now available. As ever, thi...
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I Was There! Another chapter (playlist) completed: The Gallipoli Campaig...
In the last few weeks, we've reached two milestones with the 'I Was There!' project. Episode 100 was published in ear...
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Artefacts from HMHS Britannic retrieved for display in Greek museum
A new expedition has recovered objects from Titanic’s sister ship, sunk by a German mine when serving as hospital shi...
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New Collecting Project at Imperial War Museum: can anyone help the IWM
As part of a drive to develop its collections to cover subjects identified as currently underrepresented, the Imperia...
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Alfred Buckham exhibition opens at National Galleries of Scotland
A major retrospective of Alfred Buckham (1879-1956), the pioneering aerial photographer who served with distinction i...
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Oak Grove College: 2025 Ypres Trip Review
As a result of a generous donation from a member, the Western Front Association is able to support a number of specia...
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