The Unknown Warrior: A special magazine for members from The Western Front Association

The Unknown Warrior: A special magazine for members from The Western Fro...

On the evening of 10 November 1920 a train pulled into Platform 8 of London’s Victoria Station. An honour guard and d...

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Yet more WFA Pension Records published

Yet more WFA Pension Records published

Members of The Western Front Association will be delighted to learn that this week (commencing 14 September) another...

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Out Now! Bulletin Issue 117

Out Now! Bulletin Issue 117

Sixty-eight pages of national and branch news, articles and features. Western Front Association members receive thi...

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WFA Calendar 2021: orders now being taken

WFA Calendar 2021: orders now being taken

The Western Front Association's 2021 calendar is now available. Once again it features images of the battlefield take...

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New WFA Chairman announced

New WFA Chairman announced

The Western Front Association has appointed a new chairman to lead the association. Tony Bolton who has been a membe...

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'Spanish Flu' with Dr Jane Orr (MD)

'Spanish Flu' with Dr Jane Orr (MD)

In this timely, detailed and insightful talk, Dr Jane Orr, a medical doctor, a former army Regulars and Territorials...

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IWM Opens its Museums

IWM Opens its Museums

IWM Museums are open and welcoming visitors.  Here are the guidelines relating to Covid-19. Images from the Imperial...

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New Universities Trustee

New Universities Trustee

The new Universities Trustee of The Western Front Association is Dr Will Butler. He is in the final stages of assembl...

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Bunker excavation at 'Whitesheet'

Bunker excavation at 'Whitesheet'

One of the largest underground bunker systems of the First World War has been uncovered by archaeologists in Wijtscha...

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Military Factsheets republished

Military Factsheets republished

Between 1983 and 2003 a series of sixteen 'Military Factsheets' were produced by The Western Front Association. These...

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Remembering 1st July 1916 : Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar Craters

Remembering 1st July 1916 : Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar Craters

To mark the anniversary of the 1 day of the Battle of the Somme 1916 watch a short film from the Lochnagar Crater Fou...

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Ypres from above in 1919

Ypres from above in 1919

The film footage shown below was taken after the end of the First World War and it gives an extraordinary view of the...

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