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Ep. 4 – The Honourable Artillery Company in 1917 – Michael Orr

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Michael Orr talks about ‘Bunny and his artillery company: Command and Morale in 2nd Battalion Honourable Artillery Company in 1917’, a lecture from the joint WFA and British Commission for Military History conference ‘The Armies of 1917’, held in April 2017.   Your browser d...


Announcing the full line up of speakers for the London Pride Conference on 15 June

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The Western Front Association is delighted to be hosting the London Pride Conference on 15 June. The event aims to provide a thorough exploration of the history and influence of the London Territorials during the years 1908 to 1921. The London Pride Conference provides an opportunity for the authors of an edited volume of the same name, due to b...


The Men who sailed on the Australind

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Michael Orr - The Men who sailed on the Australind On 26 October 1914 728 men of the 1st Battalion 28th London Regiment (the Artists Rifles) sailed for France. More than half of them had joined the Army after 4th August.  The battalion did not see front-line service until June 1917, but nearly a third of all ranks would die before the end of the...