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'No Parades' – A song for the end of the World War I

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Members of The Western Front Association might be interested in a new song, commissioned by 'Away from the Western Front', a charity which is looking at the First World War outside Western Europe – in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Macedonia, Libya, Tanzania and many other countries. The song is called ‘No Parades’.   It is in the style of a so...


Ep.261a – In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War – Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy

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In this special podcast, Dr Tom Thorpe talks to historian and photographer Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy about the launch of his book In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. The two-v...


On To Aleppo - Stuart Hadaway

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In this presentation Stuart will conclude the journey of the Egypt Expeditionary Force in 1918. The Force had been significantly restructured to meet needs of the Western Front but continued to a successful conclusion from Jerusalem to Syria, and forcing the Ottoman army out of the war in the area. We meet from 7:30pm, for an 8pm start, in the P...


Stuart Hadaway presents 'On to Aleppo'

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Stuart makes a welcome return to our branch to present 'On to Aleppo' culminating in the 1918 Battle of Aleppo. Recently in the news due to fighting in the area, this ancient city was once the third largest city in the Ottoman Empire after Constantinople and Cairo.