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Announcing New Appointments to the Executive Committee

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The Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Dr Adam Prime has taken over the universities role on the Executive Committee following Will Butler's decision to stand down due to family commitments. Adam will initially serve on the EC as an appointee but it is hoped he will eventually take on a trustee role. Simultaneously Michael (Rocky) Sal…

India's Great War by Dr Adam Prime

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This talk looks at India's contribution to the First World War in every sense of the word. It takes in the huge recruitment boom. It also looks at the experiences of Indian soldiers (and their British officers) on the Western Front, in Gallipoli, in Mesopotamia and in the Middle East. Finally, it looks at India itself and the actions undertaken the…

Ep.258 – Dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during WW1 – Dr Adam Prime

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Dr Adam Prime talks about his research into dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Adam outlines the number of incidents of dissent, ill-discipline and mutiny by I…

First World War Materials for University Students

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Autumn brings the start of the academic term. Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees will be starting or recommencing. There are a number of degrees which focus solely on the First World War whilst there are also a number which include the conflict as part of a broader degree programme (three such postgraduate degree programmes can be found in this…

The Western Front Association PhD Grant Scheme is open for 2023

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The Western Front Association is proud to announce that the PhD Grant Scheme is launched for 2023. The aim of the scheme is to provide research scholars the opportunity to enrich their research so that it makes a new and definitive contribution to the knowledge of the First World War. To support PhD researchers in making these important contributio…