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Richard Hughes MA (Oxon), MA (Birmingham)
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MA (Oxon)(Jurisprudence)
MA Modern History (British Great War Studies)(Birmingham University)
Rich has been a member of The Western Front member for more than 25 years, joining the WFA Executive Committee in 2010 as the legal trustee.
He has a long-standing interest in military history, and the First World War in particular,...
Richard Hughes MA (Oxon), MA (Birmingham)
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MA (Oxon)(Jurisprudence) MA Modern History (British Great War Studies)(Birmingham University) Rich has been a member of The Western Front member for more than 25 years, joining the WFA Executive Committee in 2010 as the legal trustee. He has a long-standing interest in military history, and the First World War in particular,...
11 November : Notice of Service at the Cenotaph
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The Service at the Cenotaph on Monday 11th November will be followed by a service at Guards Chapel and lunch at The Albert, 52 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0NP at 13h00. There will be a three course lunch: Soup Choice of Carvery with trimmings Selection from Dessert Trolley Coffee £30 inclusive Book via the WFA Office Sarah Gunn <office@wes...
19th July 1919 Peace Day in Britain
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This article first appeared in Bulletin 114, the internal news and information magazine for members of The Western Front Association. [Available in print or digital formats]. Comprising a military procession that wound its way for seven miles through central London, crossing and re-crossing the Thames, where warships formed a Naval Pageant, alo...
The WFA's 2019 Armistice commemoration at the Cenotaph
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Images of The Western Front Association's 25th, 11th November Cenotaph Armistice Commemoration. We are grateful to Jeff Moore for these photographs. London Scottish Pipers prepare Parade Marshal John Chester (centre with bowler hat) and a group of members and guests This year, the RAF provided the guard of honour Poppy wreaths from the R...
VIDEO : Cerys Matthews reading 'And death shall have no dominion' at The WFA's 2019 Armistice ceremony
The Western Front Association holds a ceremony for members, guests and the general public every Armistice Day to mark the end of the First World War. At the 2019 ceremony, Cerys Matthews read from Dylan Thomas's poem 'And death shall have no dominion' (Hint: hover over the video and click 'Full Screen' in the bottom right corner) With between...
Known unto God: the missing of the Great War by Simon Fowler
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This talk tells the stories of some of those commemorated on the memorials in Ypres, Thiepval and elsewhere and looks at the struggles of their families to find out about what happened to them. It was said that the grieving mothers and widows suffered doubly because they did not know where their menfolk had been buried. It will also discuss how...
The Story of the Unknown Warrior by Michael Gavaghan
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M & L Publications, c/o Livesey-Scott Solicitors, Derby House, Fulwood, Preston, Lancs. PR2 8JF, 1995. Hardback, 88p [This First World War book review first appeared in Stand To! No. 46 April 1996. This magazine, the journal of The Western Front Association is published three times a year. The entire archive of over 118 issues is available t...
Not Forgotten by Neil Oliver
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Accompanied the major Channel Four series on World War I Neil Oliver with a forward by Ian Hislop Hodder & Stoughton (2005) Second Hand Hardback edition purchased recently > 99p Though a companion to a Channel 4 TV documentary series on remembrance originally presented by Ian Hislop, the accompanying book was written by the then less wel...
The Name Beneath the Stone by Robert Newcome
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Universe Press, 2019, £10.99, pb. Ills. 350pp. ISBN: 9781912690558 In November, 1920, the body of an unknown soldier was plucked from the battlefields of the First World War and buried amidst great solemnity in Westminster Abbey – a powerful symbol of those who lost their life in the catastrophic conflict. The importance of this body’s identity...
Armistice Day 2020 at the Cenotaph
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I have had a number of different new experiences since taking the Chair of The Western Front Association during the summer but Wednesday’s will take some beating. In bright sunshine the ten members of The Western Front Association Cenotaph party were very politely drilled by Garrison Sergeant Major ‘Vern’ Stokes in the yard of Horse Guards. The...
The Cenotaph on Armistice Day 11 November 2021
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Actor Nick Bailey read ‘In Flanders Fields’ at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day and to remember one of the first Black British officers of The Great War. Nick said a few words at the Cenotaph about Walter Tull, one of the first Black British Army officers of The Great War who lost his life at the Second Battle of The Somme in 1918. Tull, who was a...
The Armistice Day Commemoration at the Cenotaph, 11 November 2021
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The Western Front Association has hosted the ceremony at the Cenotaph on the 11th November each year since 1994. There is a compilation of photographs from this even here on The Western Front Association YouTube Channel.
Video coverage of the Armistice Day Commemoration held at The Cenotaph, Whitehall on 11th November 2021.
Video coverage of the Armistice Day Commemoration held at The Cenotaph, Whitehall on 11th November 2021. Guests of honour at this year’s ceremony, some of whom are interviewed here about the occasion, include actor Nick Bailey, Simon Bendry, Dan Jarvis, MP for Barnsley Central, Mayor of South Yorkshire, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and James H...
Armistice Day: Cenotaph Live Stream from 10:30am 11 November 2022
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For the first time you will be able to watch our Armistice Day Ceremony live as it will be streamed from the Cenotaph, Whitehall, from 10.30am, today to our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Details and links here > https://bit.ly/ArmisticeDay2022
Notice of Service at The Cenotaph followed by a service at The Guards Chapel
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Members are welcome to join us at the Cenotaph and Guards Chapel on 11 November. This is a WFA event and members have the opportunity to have a close-up view of the proceedings. Meet at King Charles Street at 10am Wreath layers report to Phylomena Badsey at the entrance to King Charles Street 10.15am Followed by a service at the Guards’ Chapel a...
The WFA Commemoration Event at The Cenotaph, Whitehall 11 November 2023
A selection of the wonderfully candid behind the scenes photographs taken by Simon Williams at this year's Western Front Association 11th November Armistice Commemoration event at The Cenotaph
OUT NOW : Bulletin 126
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Contents of the latest issue of Bulletin include:
A letter from Rt Hon Grant Shapps an introduction from The WFA Chair and a report from the Cenotaph 11/11/2023 as well as Schools at Cenotaph.
There is news of the Colin Hardy Awards and articles on ‘Bluebirds of War’ and ‘Sterling Ladies FC’ and John Nichol Ex-RAF, PoW 15/16.
In addition ther...
The WFA Commemoration Event at the Cenotaph 2024
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Members are welcome to join us at the Cenotaph and Guards Chapel on 11 November. This is a Western Front Association event, and members can have a close-up view of the proceedings. This is followed by a service at the Guards Chapel and lunch. All meet at King Charles Street at 10.00am. Wreath layers report to Phylomena Badsey at the entrance to...
John Nichol's 'The Unknown Warrior'
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The Western Front Association was greatly honoured to have John Nichol as its guest on 11 November 2023 at the Cenotaph and as our guest speaker at the Guards Chapel after the ceremony. Many members will be aware of John's participation in the First Gulf War and his now famous book, 'Tornado down!' which details his extraordinary story as an ai...
The Unknown Warrior by John Nichol
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (September 26, 2024) Length: 400 pages ISBN13: 9781398509443 ‘The Unknown Warrior’ by John Nichol has substance—literally and figuratively. You feel its quality the moment you have it in your hand, with its weighty presence, suede-like feel to the dust jacket, and the look and smell of high-quality print. This...
Cenotaph 2024: Live Stream of the WFA's commemorations
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Whilst we would like as many members as possible to attend the Armistice Day commemoration this year at the Cenotaph in London, we realise that for various reasons, not every member will find it easy to attend. Therefore, once again, we have organised a 'Live Stream' of the ceremony which will be available for members (and non-members) to watch...
Passing the torch of remembrance: From the Old Contemptibles to the WFA
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On 11 November 2024, the Western Front Association marks the thirtieth anniversary of a tradition, begun by the Old Contemptibles’ Association in 1926, that was passed to the WFA in 1994. James Brazier recounts the history of this transition in Between The Lines, the newsletter of the East Kent Branch of the Western Front Association. Following...
Armistice Day 2024 at the Cenotaph: Photos and video
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On Monday 11 November 2024, The Western Front Association marked Armistice Day with a commemorative ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. This year was especially significant, as it marked the 30th anniversary of the WFA’s stewardship of this annual act of remembrance, a tradition originally begun by the Old Contemptibles’ Association in 1926. For...