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Out Now ! Bulletin No.127 August 2024
Full of news with AGM Hero Awards, Conference Talks, ExCo matters, Obituaries, several engaging. Illustrated article...
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An appeal to find a stolen war memorial
In recent days a War Memorial has been stolen from a south London park. The memorial, pictured below, disappeared fr...
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The Western Front Association is pleased to announce the launch of the 2...
The Western Front Association PhD Grant Scheme is open for 2024 The aim of the scheme is to provide research scholars...
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Action shots found on TrenchMapper
The ongoing work to add content to the WFA's 'TrenchMapper' portal goes on, and as well as now having over 7,800 maps...
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The best WW1 film?
A recent news item in the Daily Express detailed a ‘top ten First World War Films’ countdown. There were some surpris...
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HMS Hawke: located after 100 years
In recent days, news has broken of the discovery of one of the first Royal Naval warships to be sunk in the First Wor...
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John Nichol's 'The Unknown Warrior'
The Western Front Association was greatly honoured to have John Nichol as its guest on 11 November 2023 at the Cenot...
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Discovered in 2005, this 1918 First World War US Cadillac officer’s car...
The restored 1918 Liberty Bell Cadillac US1257x on display in Washington DC in 2024 (c) Marc Lassen 2024 In 2005, U...
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Historic WW1 German steam engine goes on display
The Vale of Rheidol Museum near Aberystwyth will - over the summer holidays - be putting an unusual German light stea...
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Stand To! No.134 Out Now!
Front Cover of the June 2024 issue of Stand To! The June Issue of Stand To! has been sent out to our members. Sta...
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First World War Practice Trenches in Hampshire given historical protection
So called 'practice trenches' at Browndown in Gosport, Hampshire that lay beneath heathland for decades have been gra...
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TrenchMapper: How we do it
It is often asked 'how exactly do you do it' when it comes to the identification of the current locations of aerial p...
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