Recent and the latest news from the Western Front Association
A Gate to The Past reborn
In a post earlier this year, we told the story of a remarkable World War One mural painted on double gates at a house...
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Unsigned First World War watercolours: can you help identify the artist?
The Western Front Association has recently been contacted by an enquirer who has eight watercolours, painted by an un...
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Stoke-on-Trent seeks relatives of WWI heroes
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched an appeal to trace living relatives of two Victoria Cross recipients from th...
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WFA Scottish National Conference returns to Dundee
The Western Front Association is delighted to announce its second Scottish National Conference, taking place at Disco...
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A Yorkshire community finds its voice in ‘The Choral’
The first official trailer for The Choral has been released, offering a poignant glimpse into a community finding sol...
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WWI pillboxes in Norfolk granted Grade II listed status
Eight World War One pillboxes in Norfolk, built as part of Britain's coastal defence against a potential German invas...
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The latest edition of 'I Was There!' The last days of Edith Cavell
The continuing project to 'voice' the 'I Was There!' publications continues with the latest video now available on Th...
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Bazentin-le-Petit ceremony proves these brave soldiers are ‘certainly no...
On Tuesday 22 July 2025, a major event took place in Bazentin-le-Petit, a small village in France, not far from Poziè...
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Deep water discovery: ProjectXplore locates HMS ‘Nottingham’
After more than a century beneath the North Sea, HMS Nottingham—the last missing British cruiser of the First World W...
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From plumber to pioneer: a Kiwi soldier’s insight into a scientific revo...
A small, unassuming journal discovered in a hospice sorting facility has cast new light on the remarkable foresight o...
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From Lemnos to the Western Front: A scholar’s perspective on Canadian nu...
Mark your calendars for Saturday, 1 November 2025, when The Western Front Association and the Gallipoli Association j...
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After 108 years, soldiers of the Essex and Bedfordshire Regiments laid t...
This morning, Wednesday 16 July 2025, at the Loos British Cemetery Extension, a solemn burial service was held for so...
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