Recent and the latest news from the Western Front Association

Announcing the launch of FREE member access to the digitised Pension Rec...
We are delighted to announce that WFA members can freely access the Pension Records via the WFA web site. Had The...
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2019 calendar
The WFA 2019 Calendar is still available. This high-quality product which has received superb feedback includes first...
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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 e...
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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
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
Explore the wealth of information to be found in the further release of another 1.5 million digitised Pension Records...
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Announcing a new competition to foster interest and scholarship in the F...
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 b...
The Western Front Association are pleased to share the exciting news that Ancestry will be making available online f...
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How to contribute your First World War artefacts to the Lest We Forget A...
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation is working in collaboration with the University of Oxford to create a digital...
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'Unremembered' : Take part in this national billboards campaign to remem...
During the First World War, men and women from many dominion countries of the British Empire made a vital contributi...
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PODCAST : Hear about the capture of the Riqueval Bridge explained by a m...
Interviewed at length and an acknowledge expert on the attack on Riqueval Bridge, former Brigadier Jim Tanner explain...
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Commemorating the attack on Riqueval Bridge : one of the greatest battle...
The attack on the St Quentin Canal was one of the greatest battles ever fought by the British Army. Once taken, on 29...
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