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News and updates from The Western Front Association

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27 September 2019

Recently launched Free Access to the Royal Welch Fusiliers First World War Database

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25 September 2019

How to use the 'Browse' function on WFA's Fold3

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24 September 2019

News from Ypres 25

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20 September 2019

First World War Centenary Programme. A Report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Support

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17 September 2019

A new set of 1 million pension records have been published

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10 September 2019

Territorials in 1915 by Dr Bill Mitchinson

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31 August 2019
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Review of 'The British Army in Mesopotamia' by Paul Knight (August 2019)

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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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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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28 February 2019
Yorkshire branch

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

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3 February 2019

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

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