Since 1981, 114 editions of the journal of The Western Front Association Journal Stand To! have been published. The print editions of these are sent automatically to WFA Members three times a year. Digital Members receive a link to read these online. All copies of Stand To! From 1981 to July 2017 (Issues 1 - 111) are now available to Members in digital form via the WFA Member Login.
There are over 1,600 articles and additional shorter items and more than 2,000 book reviews. A comprehensive 'contents page' for each issue lists all articles, items and book reviews. In addition, the meticulous use of 'tags' will help you find and group articles by theme, or author.
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Stand To! 1 to 115 Full Contents Listing
There are 115 issues of Stand To! Online. Spring 1981 to July 2019. There are over 1,300 articles …
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112: June 2018
Communication Lines : Notes from the Editor The Lightning Keepers The Australian Alphabet Company …
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111: March 2017
This edition of the journal of The Western Front Association remembers the German Spring Offensive o…
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110: October 2017 Special Edition
Welcome to the October 2017 edition of The Western Front Association journal Stand To! Editor's…
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109 : June/July 2017 Special Edition
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108: January 2017
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107: October 2016
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106: July 2016 Special Edition
Communication Lines Shots from the Front The Somme in the Soldiers’ Own Words and Photographs by Ri…
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105: January 2016
Editor’s Introduction Fred Plotts Communications Lines (Letters to the Editor) Gilbert the…
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104: September 2015 Special Edition
Editor’s Introduction Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) A Life Remembered Lochnagar …
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103: May 2015
Editor’s Introduction Centenary of the Gallipoli Landings Communication Lines (Letters to the …
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102: January 2015
Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) Night Raid on the Hollandscheschuur Salient by Laurenc…
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101: September 2014
Editor’s Introduction The long term legacy of the centenary Communications Lines Royal Mel…
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100: June 2014 Centenary Edition
Editor’s Introduction Hearing from those involved at the birth of The WFA Communications Line…
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099: January 2014
Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) Planning for the Centenary Gilbert the Philbert …
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098: September 2013
Editor’s Introduction Great Uncle Albert Cooksey 1/King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Communi…
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097: May 2013
Editor’s Introduction Suffolk Hill and Le Cateau in the snow March 2013 Communication Lines (…
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096: January 2013
Editor’s Notes The WFAs stance for the Centenary 1914-2014 Communications Lines (Letters to the Ed…
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095: September 2012
Editor’s Introduction Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) Shipping Losses Learning Curv…
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094: May 2012
Editor’s Introduction Remembering Bridgeen Fox Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) …
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093: December 2011/January 2012
Editor’s Introduction War Horse Michael Morpurgo Communications Lines (Letters to the Editor)…
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092: August/September 2011
Editor’s Introduction Views, thoughts and ideas can be shared - often leading to a greater unders…
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091: April/May 2011
Communication Lines (Letters to the Editor) The Camera Returns Coke Zandvoorde Richard Holmes …
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090: December 2010/January 2011
Editor’s Introduction The Lord Ashcroft Victoria Cross/George Cross Gallery, IWM Communicatio…
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089: August/September 2010
Editor’s Introduction The Inauguration of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at Phea…
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088: April/May 2010
Editor’s Introduction British West Indies Regiments A British Private Memorial behind German Li…
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087: December 2009/January 2010
Editor’s Introduction The power of culture and memory of the Great War to amaze, illuminate and e…
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086: August/September 2009
Editor’s Introduction The passing of the last veterans of the First World War Communication L…
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085: April/May 2009
Editor’s Introduction Indian cavalry units attack towards Longueval and High Wood 14 July 1916 T…
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084: December 2008/January 2009
Editor’s Introduction 90th Anniversary of the end of war Communication Lines AEF 115th Regi…
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083: August/September 2008
Editor’s Introduction The Ridley Scott ‘Boy with Bike’ Hovis advert recreated with 200 extras…
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082: April/May 2008
Editor’s Introduction Visiting battlefields and cemeteries - picking up litter Communications …
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081: January 2008
Editor’s Introduction 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai 90th Anniversary of the German …
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080: September 2007
Editor’s Introduction Jon Cooksey introduces himself as the new Editor Stand To! Interest in the…
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079: April 2007
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) New Editor Jon Cooksey announced from next issue Ann …
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078: January 2007
Notes by the Way (From the Editor) Memorial Fresco, St Lukes, Brighton Royal Naval Division sea…
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077: September 2006
Notes by the Way (Notes from the Editor) Request to appoint a new editor Chris Baker and the Int…
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076: April 2006
Notes by the Way (Notes from the Editor) Somme 90th Anniversary Surviving US Veterans Salvati…
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075: January 2006
Notes by the Way (From the Editor) The Western Front Association's 25th Anniversary Notes on Gui…
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074: September 2005
Notes By The Way (Notices from the Editor) Tideway School Project with Jim Fanning WFA Schools P…
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073: April 2005
Notes by The Way (Notices from the Editor) Stand To! 1: Spring 1981 - Stand To! 72 : January 2005…
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072: January 2005
Notes by The Way (Notices from the Editor) Remembering Jim Minnoch, American Member of The WFA …
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071: September 2004
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Mourning and the Making of a Nation: Gold Star Mothers P…
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070: April 2004
Notes by The Way (Notices from the Editor) Remembering John Terraine Founding President and Patro…
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069: January 2004
Notes By The Way (Notices from the Editor) The Difference between Stand To! and Bulletin The RSP…
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068: September 2003
Notes By The Way (Notices from the Editor) Germ Warfare The influenza pandemic US Mar…
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067: April 2003
Notes By The Way (Notices from the Editor) London Gazette online Pathe News online John Frost H…
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066: January 2003
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Obituary: Lt.-Col Michael 'Dick' Burge Webwatch (11…
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065: September 2002
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Compliments by Sir John Keegan in the Times Literary S…
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064: April 2002
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) James Brazier resigns as editor of Bulletin. Stan Gros…
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063: January 2002
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) First Christmas Calendar The Great War series on vide…
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062: September 2001
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Armistice Day 2001 1914-18: Le Magazine de la Grande …
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061: April 2001
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Increase in size of Stand To! from 40 to 44 or 52 page…
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O60: January 2001
Notes By The Way (Notices from the Editor) Patron John Terraine turns 80 Durham Seminar Trench …
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059: September 2000
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Colin Fox RIP Prize for A'Level Students? Preparat…
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058: April 2000
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Helen McPhails Poetry Editor for a number of years ret…
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057: January 2000
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Western Front Postage Stamp Index of articles for Iss…
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056: September 1999
Notes by the Way. (Notices from the Editor) Mike Lyddiard RIP Peter Simkins retired and awarded …
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055: April 1999
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Hobart's History of Cambrai (Part II) Chapter V: The…
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054: January 1999
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Soldiers Died CD ROM The Kipling Society Questions a…
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053: September 1998
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Essays by John Terraine 80th Anniversary of the Armis…
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052: April 1998
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Tony Noyes, Chairman and Committee Member Retires Fro…
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051: January 1998
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) John Terraine standing down as Honorary President of T…
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050: September 1997
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Passchendaele Anniversary Fiftieth Edition of Stand …
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049: April 1997
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) John Terraine's health John Terraine's poem 'In May' …
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048: January 1997
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Computer Floppy Disk and the next edition of Stand To!…
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047: September 1996
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Stand To! Covers in colour to mark the 80th Annivers…
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046: April 1996
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) At the Cenotaph Roll of Honour: A Veteran Member reme…
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045: January 1996
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) 15 years of The Western Front Association Notable WFA…
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044: September 1995
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Remembering an Unknown Soldier under the Menin Gate …
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043: April 1995
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Roll of Honour - Three Veteran Members remembered W…
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042: January 1995
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) British and Indian Officers Roll of Honour - A Vetera…
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041: Summer 1994
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Previous Stand To! Editor Tony Farquharson 80th Anniv…
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040: Spring 1994
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Editor. Tony Farquharson Roll of Honour - Three Veter…
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039: Winter 1993
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Book Reviews Roll of Honour - Eight Veteran Members r…
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038: Summer 1993
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Bob Butcher retires as Editor of Stand To! Roll of Ho…
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037: Spring 1993
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) The Camera Returns (19) The D42 Arras to Fampoux Road by…
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036: Winter 1992
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Roll of Honour - Five Veteran Members remembered Th…
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035: Summer 1992
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Congratulations to Aleks A M Deseyne winner of the 199…
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034: Spring 1992
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Memorial Service from the founder of The Western Front…
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033: Winter 1991
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Long standing WFA Committee Members retire: James Bra…
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032: Summer 1991
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Miss Rose Coombe RIP Denis Winter's Haig The Camer…
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031: Spring 1991
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) James Brazier, Treasurer since the inception of The WF…
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030: Winter 1990
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) ‘Did we really … (send them into that)? John Terrain…
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029: Summer 1990
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Which Unit? Postcard by Nicholas Parker The Camera …
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028: Spring 1990
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) The Western Front was not an exclusively British Affai…
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027: Winter 1989
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) David Cohen, retires as Chairman of The WFA - a tribut…
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026: Summer 1989
Notes by the way (Notices from the Editor) NZ in ANZAC Which unit? The Camera Returns (8) Hea…
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025: Spring 1989
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) The Committee returned, an abundance of Great War book…
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024: Winter 1988
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Chairman's Christmas Message: David Cohen The End! To …
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023: Summer 1988
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) British Trench Mortars The Light Mortar The Camera…
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022: Spring 1988
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Behind the Lines (8) Letters Up! The Army Post Office …
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021: Winter 1987
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Chairman's Message from David Cohen 41st Division Chri…
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020: Summer 1987
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Changes in BEF Divisions by R W Butcher The Camera Retu…
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019: Spring 1987
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Writing Editor Peter T Scott Introducing: Bob Butcher…
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018: Winter 1986
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) WFA Chairman Charles E Thompson Stand To! Editor Pete…
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017: Summer 1986
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Some tributes: Lieutenant-General Sir John Glubb KCB, CM…
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016: Spring 1986
Deputy Chairman: David Cohen Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Emil & Franz: Leutnant…
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015: Winter 1985
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Home Front (9): London: A birds-eye view of the Ministry…
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014: Summer 1985
Notes by the Way (Notices from the Editor) Home Front (8) Land Army: The Woman’s Land Army / Women’…
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013: Spring 1985
Editorial Notes Home Front (7) The New Armies Relearning the Lessons. John Terraine's 1984 5th Ann…
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012: Winter 1984
Christmas Messages From our Founder From our Patron From our Chairman From our Honorary Presid…
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011: Summer 1984
Special Introduction to 1984 John Terraine: 1984 Anniversary John Giles: Prelude to 1984 Terry…
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010: Spring 1984
Chairman’s Letter George Ashurst wrote of playing in an International: England Vs German, Christm…
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009: Winter 1983
Editorial Notes British Bias Veterans: 1914-1984 Christmas Messages I Vowed by Margaret &…
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008: Summer 1983
Editorial Notes Anniversary Issues Behind the Lines (5) 51 Siege Battery My Experiences in th…
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007: Spring 1983
Editorial Notes Improvements in layout, largely in-house, increasing budget, increasing pages fro…
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006: Winter 1982:
Editorial Notes Photographic contributions: cropping of images and a request for pictures from Me…
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005: Summer 1982
Editorial Notes On contributions, ‘write whatever you like’, results of the 1981 survey of member…
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004: Spring 1982
Editorial Notes This 1st anniversary edition carries an additional 4 pages for articles and vete…
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003: Winter 1981
Editorial Notes (Honorary Editor: Peter T Scott) 70 years on - the first ‘decade’ anniversaries i…
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002: Autumn 1981 (September)
Editorial Notes (Hon. Editor Peter T. Scott) Poetry contributions to David Patterson Appeal for …
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001: Spring 1981
Editorial Notes (Peter T. Scott) Serving members of the Western Front Association Early Days, N…
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