1 - The WFA trustees plan for the future

1 - The WFA trustees plan for the future

The next AGM will take place on 27th April 2019. The current trustees will remain in post until then, or will leave earl…

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2 - LETTER TO WFA MEMBERS 12 Nov 2018

2 - LETTER TO WFA MEMBERS 12 Nov 2018

12th November 2018 Dear WFA member The Butte de Warlencourt This letter is to bring you up to date about the Butte de…

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3 - BACKGROUND: Butte de Warlencourt

3 - BACKGROUND: Butte de Warlencourt

Butte de Warlencourt Background Many members may now be aware of the decision to divest The Western Front Association …

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PENSION RECORDS LATEST: Further Release of 1.5 million Pension records

PENSION RECORDS LATEST: Further Release of 1.5 million Pension records

Explore the wealth of information to be found in the further release of another 1.5 million digitised Pension Records T…

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Announcing a new competition to foster interest and scholarship in the First World War among young historians Aged 16 – 19

Announcing a new competition to foster interest and scholarship in the Firs…

THE COLIN HARDY MEMORIAL PRIZE Supported by the Western Front Association Do you have an interest in the First World…

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Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association being made available on Ancestry

Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association bein…

The Western Front Association are pleased to share the exciting news that Ancestry will be making available online fur…

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How to contribute your First World War artefacts to the Lest We Forget Archive

How to contribute your First World War artefacts to the Lest We Forget Arch…

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation is working in collaboration with the University of Oxford to create a digital a…

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'Unremembered' : Take part in this national billboards campaign to remember the Labour Corps and mark the centenary of the Armistice

'Unremembered' : Take part in this national billboards campaign to remember…

During the First World War, men and women from many dominion countries of the British Empire made a vital contribution…

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PODCAST : Hear about the capture of the Riqueval Bridge explained by a military man

PODCAST : Hear about the capture of the Riqueval Bridge explained by a mili…

Interviewed at length and an acknowledge expert on the attack on Riqueval Bridge, former Brigadier Jim Tanner explains t…

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Commemorating the attack on Riqueval Bridge : one of the greatest battles fought by the British Army

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…

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Announcing the First World War Seminar Series, 2018-19

Announcing 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…

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Dear Chocolate Soldier : local theatre  bringing stories of the First World War to life

Dear 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…

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