Newly published: All back copies of Bulletin available to members online

Newly published: All back copies of Bulletin available to members online

As previously announced, we have been undertaking a major piece of work to scan and digitise all back-copies of the W...

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Fully funded PhD on War, Commemoration and International Relations – applications open

Fully funded PhD on War, Commemoration and International Relations – app...

The University of Chester, in collaboration with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, is offering a rare fully fun...

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New member resource: WW1 Orders of Battle (ORBATs)

New member resource: WW1 Orders of Battle (ORBATs)

We’re pleased to announce the addition of a significant new resource to The Western Front Association website: a sele...

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Archaeologists uncover World War I training camp in Bexhill

Archaeologists uncover World War I training camp in Bexhill

Image: Archaeology South-East On 15 January 2025, BBC Sussex reported on an archaeological excavation at Cooden Cam...

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Campaign for RNAS memorial

Campaign for RNAS memorial

Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17 July 1892 – 7 August 1917), the first pilot to land an aircraft on...

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I Was There! Newest episode published

I Was There! Newest episode published

The latest video from the 'I Was There!' series has just been published. In this series of videos we are 'voicing' th...

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Piecing together the past: The men of Wadham College, 1915

Piecing together the past: The men of Wadham College, 1915

  Officers Training Corps, Wadham College. (Image: Adrian Maasz) A sepia-toned photograph, purchased from a charity...

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The Historic Christmas Truce of 1914 by Capt Sir Edward Hulse, Bart

The Historic Christmas Truce of 1914 by Capt Sir Edward Hulse, Bart

Despite the bitter fighting which had been going on for over four months, a remarkable armistice was observed in many...

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Back issues of Bulletin now available to WFA members

Back issues of Bulletin now available to WFA members

We are delighted to be able to announce a major new 'perk' of membership of The Western Front Association.  Using the...

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End of 2024 TrenchMapper update

End of 2024 TrenchMapper update

The volunteers who have diligently been working on TrenchMapper over the year have - between them - expanded the Tren...

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It’s official: Gallipoli soldier’s recovery a miracle

It’s official: Gallipoli soldier’s recovery a miracle

The Archbishop of Liverpool has formally recognised the 1923 recovery of Liverpool man John “Jack” Traynor as a mira...

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Sopwith 1½ Strutter takes flight

Sopwith 1½ Strutter takes flight

Sophie being filmed for STV News. (Aviation Preservation Society Scotland) First World War aviation is often oversh...

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