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News and updates from The Western Front Association

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21 August 2019

Release date fixed for next set of Pension Records

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30 June 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'The BEF – a final verdict?' by John Bourne (June 2019)

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Thank Heavens We Got A Navy (1)
31 May 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Of No Earthly Use: 2nd Line Territorial Divisions 1914 -17' by Bill Mitchinson (May 2019)

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30 May 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Bradford Boys at Bullecourt' by Fraser Skirrow (May 2019)

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15 May 2019

Professor Gary Sheffield pays tribute to his predecessor as Honorary President of The Western Front Association, Professor Peter Simkins MBE

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30 April 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'The Aftermath' by Prof John Derry (April 2019)

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31 March 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'The British Third Army in the Last 100 days battles of 1918' by Dr Jonathan Boff (March 2019)

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19 March 2019

It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Charles Messenger

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7 March 2019

Congratulations to Professor Peter Simkins on turning 80 today

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5 March 2019

Announcing the availability of the Great War databases 'Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914-1918'

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1 March 2019

World War I Museum Saved from Permanent Closure by Swedish Heavy Metal Band Sabaton

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Shout At The Devil
28 February 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Shout at the Devil' by Kevin Patience (February 2019)

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Hilda Leyel
3 February 2019

The Women of Westfield - picking up the pieces after the First World War

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31 January 2019
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Operation Michael' by Rob Thompson (January 2019)

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31 December 2018
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Brothers in Arms - Breaking the Hindenburg Line and Operational Analysis' by Clive Harris (December 2018)

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18 December 2018

A Brief Guide showing how to use The WFA's Library Edition of Fold3

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5 December 2018

Announcing the launch of FREE member access to the digitised Pension Records

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30 November 2018
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'Winning with Laughter – Cartoonists & the Great War' by Luci Gosling (November 2018)

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9 November 2018

PENSION RECORDS LATEST: Further Release of 1.5 million Pension records

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31 October 2018
Yorkshire branch

Review of 'The Royal Naval Air Service' by Phil Tomaselli (October 2018)

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