World War I Articles | The Western Front Association

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you would like to contribute an article please get in touch.

The Red Baron - his 'other rank' victims

There are many ways that The Western Front Association's pension records can be used for research...

The Disaster at Hooge

One of the most frequently heard misconceptions about the First World War is that British and Com...

A draft of 100, all boys from the Kings Liverpool Regt

Most people seeking to trace the steps of a soldier who served in WW1 will run into the same dead...

Some numbers (and images) around the WFA's Pension Records

The Western Front Association recently saved from destruction around 8 million pension records of...

Pension Records for 'non-UK' soldiers

It was initially believed that the WFA's Pension Cards and Ledgers were only for claims for pensi...

An analysis of the Mercantile Marine index cards

Within the millions of documents the WFA have saved was a small metal set of four drawers that -...

The Crew of Deborah : Tank D51 at Flesquieres, near Cambrai

One of the more remarkable discoveries in recent years is that of tank D51 ‘Deborah’ at Flesquièr...

An overview of the Pension System immediately after the War

The following article by Craig Suddick takes an overview of the pension system immediately after...

Finding Horace: A two minute search of the WFA's Pension Records provide...

The Pension Cards and Ledgers that were saved by The Western Front Association are a valuable res...

How to use the 'Browse' function on Fold3 when researching the WFA Pensi...

The intention behind this article is to explain how to access Pension Ledgers on the WFA's Librar...

Index of counties within regions for Pension Records

This is to is to assist members undertaking Pension Record searches using the 'browse' facility o...

19th July 1919 Peace Day in Britain

This article first appeared in Bulletin 114, the internal news and information magazine for membe...